Chapter 1060:

Understanding the cue, Pierre nodded. “Very well, Miss Hampton. I’ll give you space tonight.”

Gemma frowned, an exasperated sigh escaping her lips. That wasn’t what she wanted to hear. “You’re impossible,” she muttered, crossing her arms. “You’re nothing like my brother.” Corey would waste no time trying to calm her storms. But Pierre? He simply nodded, his agreement almost robotic. It felt like their previous closeness—the hugs and kisses—had never happened.

Pierre’s expression remained unreadable as he methodically cleaned the kitchen.

That night, as Gemma shut herself in her room, Pierre lay on the living room couch, staring at the ceiling. No matter how hard he tried, sleep eluded him. In the dead of night, the shrill ring of his phone startled him.

Expecting it might be Gemma relenting, Pierre was surprised to see an unfamiliar number on the screen. He answered cautiously, only to hear a vaguely familiar voice. “Pierre, why aren’t you asleep?”

His breath caught. He remained silent for a moment, his mind racing to place the voice. Then, it clicked. It was Talia Blakely, his ex-girlfriend.

shortly after a tragic accident. Pierre had been a shell of himself then and had ended things with Talia, not wanting to pull

at

cool night air, Pierre held the phone

changes life had wrought upon her. “Can’t I just call you out of

you’ve got something to say, then say it.” A spontaneous late-night call seemed

Talia said. “Will you

façade. He felt a

of this month,” Talia replied, her tone shifting to concern. “I’ve moved on, Pierre. Have you? Or are you

tightened at the mention of Aitana, prompting him to quickly change the

you’re doing okay.” Before Pierre could respond, a man’s voice suddenly interrupted

the call ended abruptly.

a gust of wind

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