Chapter 33

James parked the car outside. I walked around to the other side and slid into the backseat, watching the flickering city lights pass by. The car was eerily silent. James was completely focused on the road, his eyes fixed ahead, while outside, the world was alive with the noise of honking horns and distant voices, a sharp contrast to the stillness inside the car. Suddenly, Alexander’s voice shattered the silence. "The card I gave you… since you’ve already used it, why return it and buy a new one?" I didn’t turn to look at him, my gaze still fixed on the window. A bitter laugh curled inside me as I answered calmly, "I’ll spend if I want to, and if I don’t, I won’t. It’s none of your business." "Is it because I went shopping with Isabella that you’re upset?" "How many things have you already done for Isabella? It was just shopping. Why would I be upset?" I sneered, leaning back in my seat and closing my eyes. "Then what’s wrong?&quo