I loosed the door handle, my eyes fixed on Liz. Approaching them, I sneered, "Apologize? Sure, but first, let's clear something up."
"How does your sensible, financially challenged secretary afford to hang out in this pricey restaurant?"
"Don't you find that a bit strange, Jack?"
After challenging him, he gave Liz a questioning look.
Liz stiffened, and after a tense few seconds, she tearfully said, "Mr. Yoxall, I'm here for a gathering with friends."
"It's my first time here, I..."
She stumbled over her words, hiccupping through her feeble explanation.
Jack frowned, tightened his grip on her shoulder, and interrupted her, "That's enough, I believe you."
I stared at him in disbelief, feeling as if I had plunged into an icy abyss.
Each word he spoke felt like a hammer pounding on my heart.
My hand trembled at my side as I gritted my teeth, glaring at them.
"Really? Well, I'd like to see for myself what kind of friends can afford this place."
I turned quickly to push open the door.
Just as my hand touched the handle, my wrist was abruptly seized.
Jack towered over me, his voice grinding out through clenched teeth, "Enough, Ginny!"
"Must you always try to humiliate people?!"