Chapter 104

Chapter 104

“I was busy. What’s up?” I asked in a flat voice.

“I fell and scraped my knee. It’s all red and it hurts so much.” Yvonne suddenly started bawling.

I comforted her in a flat voice. “Don’t cry. Just be more careful next time.

“Mom, where are you? I want you to come take care of me,” Yvonne sniffled.

“I’m in Shaville,” I said, not hiding it from her.

“Are you in Shaville for work?” Yvonne asked, her voice still choked with tears.

I wanted to say no, that I was here for a trip, but thinking about her hurt leg, I just said yes.

Yvonne kept complaining for a while, sounding all pitiful, but then it seemed like she got another call. She quickly said, “Mom, I’ve got to go. Bye.”

I tossed my phone aside and walked over to the hotel’s floor–to–ceiling window. The sun was sinking in the west, its afterglow lingering softly across the city.

My phone started ringing again. It was Jared calling. I acted like I didn’t see it and just let it ring.

Jared sent me a text. [Where are you?]

[What do

you,] Jared

I replied, my voice calm and steady. Gone

so I

voice was tinged with exhaustion. “What do

sounding indifferent, “I don’t really have anything

take you out for something you actually like,” Jared said in

her mother’s family was from Shaville

over two hours in the car just to come to Shaville and eat

obsessed with her.

I’m fine on my own. You should focus on your

impatient. “Are you really by

tone from him, I finally realized

now he suddenly remembered his neglected

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all?” I snapped, anger flaring. “If

doubting you. I’ve already handled everything on my end, Jared replied, his

honestly, the thought

spent the whole afternoon cozying up to Tracy, and now he wanted to crawl into my bed at night? Please. I’m not some dumping ground for whatever mess he brings

really, don’t worry about me. I just want some time to myself,” I insisted, making it clear I wasn’t

didn’t tell him where I was. But of course, Jared had

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