“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, he remained

“I’m glad you’re okay.

words weighed down by the memory of what

gaze darted

sure it wasn’t her?” he

heavy with

against the bedside table, an

I lie to

“No, of course not.

good that

a heavy sigh, his shoulders sagging

would the

smile was

a long story, one I’d

in Hannah wavered as he

with me,” he said,

her face

about things that

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