Ava's Pov
I stayed in my room longer than I planned to after the call with Leon.
Not because I was working anymore. My laptop was still open in front of me, but I hadn't typed anything in almost twenty minutes. My mind kept going back to the same thing.
Lucas going to Leon's office.
That alone irritated me.
Not because I thought Lucas would do anything, but because I hated people creating tension around me and expecting me to just stand there while they measured each other indirectly through me.
I closed the laptop and pushed it aside before standing up.
The house was quieter now. Amanda was probably in the kitchen and my mum was most likely asleep again.
I stepped out of my room slowly and headed downstairs.
Amanda looked up immediately when she saw me.
"There you are," she said. "I thought you disappeared again."
"I was working."
"You've been saying that a lot lately."
"Because I've been working a lot lately."
She narrowed her eyes slightly.
"You're irritated."
