Tender Deception

RONAN FLINCHED, trying to come up with a lie, and quickly blurted out, “There was a little accident during my meeting with a client. The chandelier at the restaurant we were eating in fell. I managed to dodge it, but I tripped, and my stomach hit one of the shards on the floor.”

“It just happened recently, right?” she asked, her face filled with concern. Ronan sighed, relieved that she believed hi