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.

for sorrow, throwing herself into work. Without love, she found she could still

a Facebook

that guy spending the night together at a

entered the hotel, then heading into a room together. Ulla had somehow managed

sultry spaghetti strap nightgown and Melvin in a black dress shirt and slacks, stood

had stayed the night in Willow’s room.

Willow’s the other woman now. This kind of scoop

Willow shone through her

felt an unprecedented calm at the sight of

was taken.

replied. [I’m out Look for something

with a ‘confused’

dirt on Willow? Why give up

[Exhausted]

messaged back before jossing her phone face down on the desk

truly was tired.

She

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

Chapter

had enough

Melvin and Willow, sometimes entering hotels together, sometimes in the same car looking inseparable, more like a real couple.

Ulla to stop. She no longer had the drive to target

As long as he didn’t want to embarrass Willow, no amount of dirt could prevent him from clearing a path for her. In the end, her standing against Willow all

hadn’t won over Willow.

night, mind if I crash at your place for dinner tomorrow?” Preston asked in a

session for a week, and Preston visibly seemed to have

that he’d been gone for who

out of it

over to her parents’ house

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

a nephew takes after his uncle.

at that moment, Preston seemed nothing like

for a game of chess, drawing praise from the old

to stay with his unreliable uncle for school, felt sorry for the boy and told Jocelyn to

was improper, she knew

Once Melvin returned, it would be

just

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