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.

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

Jocelyn a Facebook

guy spending the night together at

photos. Willow leaning on Melvin as they entered the hotel, then heading into a room together. Ulla had somehow

and Melvin in a black dress shirt and

had

now. This kind

down Willow

at the

taken. So the idea of Willow as the other woman

Look for something else.]

responded with a

on Willow? Why

[Exhausted]

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

was tired.

She

with another woman made

Chapter

had enough

Melvin and Willow, sometimes entering hotels together, sometimes

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

did nothing wrong, Melvin 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 dirt could prevent him from clearing a path for her. In the end, her standing against Willow all hinged on Melvin’s

hadn’t won

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

in session for a week, and Preston visibly seemed

meals for Preston when he’s at home Now that he’d been gone for who knows how long. Preston’s chances

of it but

Preston over to her parents’ house for

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

a nephew takes

moment, Preston seemed nothing like his.

even joined Calvin Winslet for a game of

in town to stay with his unreliable uncle for school, felt sorry for the boy

was improper, she knew refusal would disappoint her

home so often. Once Melvin returned, it would

agreed just

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