Meanwhile…
Cosette's expression was more dead than a corpse. She kept her eyes on the vast greenery of the golf course. Today's plan was to play golf in the country club owned by the Quinns, but she wasn't having fun as much as she should enjoy it.
"Nice." She clapped unenthusiastically as Asher walked back to the chair beside her.
Not to her surprise, she was once again left to play golf with this guy and with Ezekiel. Fortunately, Ezekiel overslept, so they went ahead of him. The adults were on a different golf course, dragging the reluctant Conrad, who surprisingly hadn't exploded yet.
"You should've pretended to feel unwell," said Asher, casting her a sidelong glance. "You could've saved yourself from coming in here."
