“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 visibly

“I’m glad you’re okay.

His voice trembled with emotion, his words weighed down by the memory of what

gaze darted nervously

it wasn’t her?” he asked

was heavy with

against the

I lie

“No, of course not.

that it wasn’t

let out a heavy sigh,

then why would the Garza family be after

smile was thin,

a long story, one I’d rather not go

Hannah wavered

joke with me,” he said, his voice tight with

away, her face a

worry about things that aren’t

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