Fil should've known it was just a dream to think everything was going well. It was something she wanted to believe so she could feel better. Thinking that Marcus was being sincere to Elise would make her feel good, guilt-free.
At the back of her mind, she knew that wasn't the case.
The man Elise was seeing was Marcus. Knowing him, he wouldn't even waste an ounce of his energy on Elise, no matter how lovely she was just because he was Marcus. There was a reason he approached Elise and went out with her. Taking her out on the very day Fil returned to the office was too much of a coincidence.
Marcus knew Fil would return this day, and he made sure this would happen. He definitely expected Fil to treat her colleagues out to dinner. If this wasn't manipulation, Fil didn't know what to call it.
"I thought I would lose my mind."
