“Hannah,” he said, his voice barely above a whisper.

He settled himself on a stool, his unease palpable as he struggled to find the right words.

She set her phone aside, her expression becoming one of concern.

“Come on, Edwin.

Just tell me what’s bothering you.

“I was wondering…” he began, his voice laced with a hint of apprehension.

“Did she… Did Jenny from the Garza family cause trouble for you again because of me?”

Mentioning Jenny’s name stirred something in him, something unpleasant.

The mere thought of her brought back memories of the gathering, a nightmarish event that had scarred him physically and emotionally.

He’d avoided women ever since.

“No.

Not at all,” Hannah replied, her voice level and reassuring.

face, and yet,

“I’m glad you’re okay.

trembled with emotion, his words weighed down by

darted nervously towards

wasn’t her?” he asked

voice was heavy with

against the bedside table, an

I lie to

“No, of course not.

good that

out a heavy sigh, his shoulders sagging

why would

was

a long story, one I’d

wavered as he sensed her

joke with me,” he

her face a mask of

worry about things that

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