I'm the Obsession of My Cold-Hearted Ex novel Chapter 375

“Time’s up, Cleveland said, checking his watch. “See you tomorrow.”

Ellis stared after him, her expression twitching. What was that about!

Contrary to Cleveland’s assumption, she had no plans to work late tonight.

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She and Maya had already agreed to dinner and a little shopping–a reward for the chaos of the last few days. Plus, leaving Easton to stew in his own frustration for hours was an added bonus.

Sliding the files into a drawer, she grabbed her purse and headed out.

At the restaurant, she spotted Maya through the window, already waving.

But as soon as Ellis sat down. Maya said, “Hey. I can only stay for dinner. I’ve got other plans tonight.”

“With who?” Ellis asked, raising an eyebrow

“Cameron. Is this work stuff?”

Sort of.”

That vague answer made Ellis pause. She looked up from the menu and narrowed her eyes.

“Sort of? Either it is or it isn’t. What, you are hiding secrets from me now?”

She wasn’t saying best friends had to share every little detail, but Maya was clearly being cagey. And that made her all the

more curious.

Maya sighed. “No, nothing like that. He just said tonight’s not really about work. He wants to unwind.””

Landing clients was hard. Keeping them was harder. Being a lawyer was no easy job. If Maya wanted to keep a big–money. client like Cameron, she had to show up when he called.

Ellis stared at her for a moment, then quietly went back to the menu

A guy asking a woman to “unwind” with him? Yeah. That was sketchy.

He’s a guy,” she said flatly.

“Obviously,” Maya said with a smirk. “Unless he’s been hiding something from both of us

“I’m telling you, he’s not just here for business, Ellis said. “You don’t feel like he’s into you?”

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I’m the Obsession of My Cold–Hearted Ex

Chapter 375 You’re Seriously This Bored?

“Wait, what?” Maya blinked. “You really think that?”

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“I’m not overthinking. You’re underthinking.” Ellis said, arching a brow. “Of all the times to ‘relax, he had to invite you out at night? Be honest–was it a one–on–one thing?”

“No, it was a group thing. He organized it.

“Oh. Okay then,”

Maya’s answer was clear enough. Ellis didn’t push further.

After dinner, they went their separate ways.

Maya left for her meetup, and Ellis wandered the mall for a while before heading home.

She was already mentally prepared, so when the elevator doors opened on her floor and she saw Easton waiting outside her japartment, she didn’t even flinch. Not surprised. Just bored.

Her ex really had nothing better to do than wait around outside her door.

Easton didn’t move. He stayed where he was, watching her approach.

Their eyes met. Ellis resisted the urge to roll hers and calmly walked past him. She unlocked the door with her fingerprint and said without even looking at him. “Whatever it is, say it here. Don’t come in”

She stepped inside, took off her coat, swapped her shoes for slippers, and casually sat on the bench like she had all the time in the world. Then she looked up at him with a stare that said: Well Speak

Plans were great and all, but without money to back them up, they were useless. Reality was simple, bills don’t pay themselves, and money talk.

“I’ve been working all day, and you think I wanna come home and waste my free time listening to you ramble?” she said. glancing past him at the elevator. “Just admit it–you can’t stand seeing me do well.”

What Easton wanted to admit wasn’t that he resented her doing well. He wanted to admit he had feelings for her.

His lips opened, then closed, then opened again–before he finally gave up and said, “I’ll come back another time.”

“What?” Ellis blinked.

She stared after him as he turned and walked off like nothing happened. The way he carried himself looked totally normal- but only he knew how fast his heart was racing. That wasn’t just a retreat. That was borderline panic.

It wasn’t fear, really. He just wasn’t used to opening up. And based on her reaction, he didn’t want to push her away any more than he already had. That kind of rejection was hard to swallow,

Watching him disappear into the elevator, Ellis stood there for a moment, utterly baffled.

“What the hell was that?”

Shaking her head, she shut the door behind her.

Upstairs, Easton was still rattled. His heart hadn’t slowed down. The shame was real.