a's

eson really much. Just for a maid to inform me last nig

lt because I hadn't expected

living room. I don't want to expect too much from this trip,

in. But that seems to be his desperate wish and my ambition was also my desperate wi

were going to accept it. Either way,

s, then I heard the sound of the

ame forward. Our luggage was outside

closer to him. I expected the same smile in return, at least

a few instructions to the maids,

Did I just

ready to foot the bills of my school. My classes were online,

n he was beside me, I couldn't help but voice

n' skills again. Keep up the good work though."

evealed n

epare his wheelchair inside

nock came at the gate. I furrowed my brows, uns

ce, her dark shades glinting in the sunlight. Her hair was a cascade of perfe

nce-too much of it

mrests of his wheelchair so tightly that his knuckles turned white. I didn

s this

unglasses and smiled, her eyes lockin

smooth but laced with somet

ndly gesture. I hesitated, unsure of how to respond. St

lied, trying to k

wly, as if tasting the n

ere?" Jameson's voice sliced through

tartled by h

ttention to him, the corners of her lips lifting i

ould come by and see for myself. And maybe... c

d, his face hard

surprised "Huh?" that escaped my lips. Clara's

you are, Jameson." She turned to me, her tone delib

s ex? This felt like the kind of

, scratching the back of my

ameson growled again,

cking against the polished floor,

her voice sharper now, carrying a

ouldn't stand the idea that I might have moved on, so you destroyed us." His e

the story?" he spat out. Clara laughed,

And now, you've dragged someone else into your mess. Po

t an overwhelming urge to defend him-eve

of your business!" Jameson ba

silence. My lips clamped shut as Clara's ga

voice dripping with mockery

lked out, her departure just

turned to Jameson, unsure what to say or do.

ed up for, do you?" he said, his e

all in love with me, because I'm not going

lap. I swallowed hard, wi

rmly. He's just upset. Seeing Clara

u or I was going to love you," I said qui

is wheelchair away from me

to stay calm. If there was one thing I had learned about Jameson in the

st, I hop

car. This trip was already off to a terrible

f one thing: I wouldn't let Jam

ious asked me, but I shoved