“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.

and

“I’m glad you’re okay.

voice trembled with emotion, his words weighed down

darted nervously towards

sure it wasn’t her?” he

heavy with

tapped her finger against the bedside table,

lie

“No, of course not.

that it wasn’t

a heavy sigh, his shoulders sagging

Jenny, then why would the Garza family be after

smile was thin,

story, one I’d rather not go

in Hannah wavered as

don’t joke with me,” he

away, her face

worry about things that aren’t

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