Chapter 81

“Why did they break up?”

“No clue. Mom reckoned maybe Willow thought Uncle was too broke Or maybe ’cause Willow wanted fame, so she took off,” Preston Turner shrugged, “I was just a kid back then, all hearsay from Mom.”

Jocelyn felt as if a heavy rock was pressing on her chest, making her hard to breathe.

Preston noticed her discomfort, “Don’t overthink II Mom says they’re ancient history. And hey, Uncle’s a peculiar guy. He doesn’t reheat old soup, Most importantly, the whole family of us don’t like Willow.”

“As long as she had chemistry with your uncle, that’s enough.”

“No way,” Preston shook his head with conviction, “If there were, they’d be together by now. Jocelyn, don’t sweat it about Willow Uncle won’t rekindle his love for her. They’re just friends at most, or maybe it’s a business thing.”

Preston’s words didn’t console Jocelyn

First loves are never easily forgotten, like a flint stone burning the back of your hand, always leaving a scar

Exiting the Martinez’s, Jocelyn dialed Melvin’s number.

After a few rings, he picked up

“Hello”

“Preston’s home now,” Jocelyn said, her voice steady

“Okay”

“When are you coming back? Fearing he might think she was prying, she quickly added, “School’s starting. You should be there for Preston’s registration

“He can handle it, Melvin replied. “If you’re free during the registration, could you help him out?”

Jocelyn detected the underlying message: he wasn’t coming back soon.

Perhaps she was silent too long because Melvin asked, “Anything else?”

“No.

“Bye then.”

“Bye”

The call ended with a click, leaving a hint of bitterness in Jocelyn’s heart.

start of school and a hectic schedule, Jocelyn had little time for sorrow, throwing herself into work. Without love,

a

and that guy spending the night

they entered the hotel, then heading into a room together. Ulla had somehow managed to capture images of them inside the hotel.

nightgown and Melvin in a black dress shirt and slacks, stood by the French windows on the

no intimate gestures, he had stayed the night in

This

down Willow

at the sight of these

he was taken. So the idea of Willow as

Look for something else.]

a ‘confused’

dirt on Willow? Why give up now?]

[Exhausted]

face down on the desk and picking up her textbooks, heading out

was tired.

She

Melvin, but the images of him with another woman made it impossible for her to

Chapter

had enough of

sometimes entering hotels together, sometimes in the same car looking inseparable,

She no longer had the drive

had ways to keep her out of sight if he wanted to. As long as he didn’t want to embarrass Willow, no amount of

she hadn’t won over Willow.

your place for dinner tomorrow?”

a week, and Preston visibly seemed to have lost

preparing meals for Preston when he’s at home Now that he’d been gone for

out of it

Preston over to her parents’ house for dinner.

knew how to behave. He sweet-talked Jocelyn’s parents, making them quite happy.

said that a nephew takes after his uncle.

moment, Preston

game of chess,

to stay with his unreliable uncle for school, felt sorry for the boy and told Jocelyn to bring Preston along whenever she

delighted. Though Jocelyn felt it was improper, she knew refusal would disappoint her

often. Once Melvin

just

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