Try to win her back.

JARED'S POV)

I killed the engine of my car and sat still, deep in thought. There was a battle raging in my head as I sat in the car space. I stole a glance at my reflection in the rearview mirror. Arielle's mother's fingers were still clearly imprinted on my face like an awful tattoo born from the handiwork of a wack tattooist. Maybe it was the heaviness in my heart or the helplessness painted in the mark on my face. But somehow, I finally let out an exasperated sigh as I stepped out of the car. I walked over to the front door and gently let myself in. Walking into the sitting room, I was stunned to find my mother seated on the couch, obviously waiting for me.

From all obvious indications, she was waiting up for me to air her mind about something, because the instant I stepped into the house, she leaped up from the sofa to speak. I watched her expression shift from firm to hesitant then to shocked, right before my eyes. "Oh my God! Jared. What happened to you?" she asked in concern as she walked up to me. She held my face in her hands and gently felt the skin around my cheek. "Who did this to you?"

"It's nothing, mum," I sighed sadly to her as I let her guide me into a seat.

"First, you call off your engagement, and next you're getting attacked by God knows who?" she shook her head sadly

I looked at her quizzically and then it dawned on me that Sofia must have called her.

"I see, Sofia called you," I said, trying to appear indifferent.

"Oh yes, she did, and she was in pretty bad shape."

"Where's she?" I asked.

"Upstairs, probably crying her eyes out."

no reason why she should be

mean to women! Your engagement was in the news and everyone has been looking forward to your marriage. Sofia is a good girl. I don't see why you'd want

not awful to women. It's so easy for you to judge me when you're not even in my shoes! You think Sofia is good, then why don't we switch places so you can truly see the goodness in her?" I

she was perched beside me and walked over to another sofa. I knew I was overreacting. It was only normal for her to be interested in my life, after all she was my mother. Whatever happened with Arielle in

going to speak again but she

"Your grandmother is returning."

a bombshell, rattling and throwing me

but we can't rule out the

thought she was supposed to be returning to Italy to 'die with her fathers'?" I said, air quoting the last parts of my sentence. "Sorry," I quipped in an

returning to the city and for her to have changed mind, there was only a huge cloud of tension hanging in the air as a result-she never went back on a decision. So why change

As much as she was old, she happened to have an ambition quite older than herself and it made her

it's not her time yet and her fathers can wait,"

the first time upon hearing about my grandmother's looming return, I considered the implications it could have for me and the affairs of my life. As sour as the divorce with Arielle has been, we'd managed to keep it away from her, because she'd

of silence. "I understand if you don't want me meddling in your love life anymore. I know I've done more than enough in some not so good ways. But understand that I'm just genuinely looking out for you." “Of course, mum. And

with Arielle, but Jared you calling off your engagement at a time like this

with

sigh.

we could turn back the hands of

I wish

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