Gale watched the woman before him in indecision. He really wanted to just leave and return to his work, but she had a point. It was better to clear up the mess as soon as possible, regardless if it had been caused by her or not.
"First, it was you who called that taxi, so I had nothing to do with it, and second, have you even checked the evidence?" Elise raised her phone and pushed it to his face. On the screen, there was a blurry photo of him resting on her shoulder. "That's your doing too. You fell asleep like it's nobody's business and didn't wake up for hours to come."
"You didn't have to take me to your place," he said, looking away. It was disgusting how he had lost control of himself. How could he have forgotten to get an energy drink or more coffee before entering the taxi?
Elise gave him a chilling look. "Where then? A hotel? You sure that would've been better? At least now we can make some sort of story out of this."
