My Great Escape Led Me to You (Emily Blair) novel Chapter 1129

Just hearing Andrew Lane’s name was enough to make Tristan’s face twist with annoyance. He’d honestly believed that once he and Emily were officially together, Andrew would finally stop interfering.

He’d given Andrew too much credit. Even now, with Emily as his girlfriend, Andrew was still hanging around, refusing to let go. The guy had no shame at all.

Tristan couldn’t stop replaying what Andrew had said earlier, especially the part about Emily accepting a diamond ring from him. The anger and frustration just kept building in his chest. He wished he could go back and give Andrew another punch.

Thinking about it made Tristan clench his fists, his expression even darker.

Tanner watched him for a second, then shrugged. “Judging by your face, I think I was right, even if you don’t want to admit it.”

Tristan just scowled and stayed quiet.

Tanner gave his shoulder a quick pat. “Just talk to Emily, man. Like I said, Andrew can try whatever he wants, but as long as Emily draws the line, he doesn’t stand a chance.”

Tristan pressed his hand to the bruise on his cheekbone and winced. The pain only made his mood worse.

He got what Tanner meant, but he still felt the need to say, “Emily hasn’t done anything wrong. All this time, it’s just Andrew chasing after her on his own.”

Tanner just made a few noncommittal noises, clearly not buying it.

He patted Tristan’s shoulder again. “Wait here, I’ll grab your medicine. Once I’m back, we’ll head out. I’ll drive, and you can think about what you want to say to Emily.”

Tristan couldn’t stop thinking about what Andrew had said, about that diamond ring, about everything that happened between Andrew and Emily before. The frustration in his chest just wouldn’t go away.

Should he really tell Emily he lost his cool and fought with Andrew? That would make him look bad. And if she found out he hit Andrew, with her soft heart, she might even feel sorry for the guy. After everything with the engagement party, he couldn’t risk giving Andrew another opening to get close to her.

Tristan just shook his head, staying silent and not bothering to explain.

For Tanner, all this relationship drama was just too much. If he thought about it for more than a second, his brain short-circuited. To him, relationships were simple: if he liked a girl and she liked him back, great, they dated. If it stopped working, they broke up. No big deal, nothing complicated. That was how it was with Amelia Lane, and honestly, he was already thinking about deleting her number and ending whatever they had.

So when it came to Tristan’s worries, Tanner just couldn’t understand why he was making things so complicated.