A Horrifying Revelation at the Bar

"Your mom," Preston says, his smirk widening as he shrugs. "She insisted I come. Didn't she tell you?"

She did, but in my desperate haste to get this night over with, I had completely forgotten my toxic ex-boyfriend would be attending. My focus had been entirely on surviving the family obligations, leaving no room to brace myself for him.

"She did," I lie, tilting my head to look at him with a h