To Be Yours Again by Taylor

Chapter 128 I Can’t Help It

“Can you think straight, Alec Faust?!” Jenny pushed him hard. She could still taste Alec on her lips, and. her heart was in a frenzy.

He looked down at her, quiet.

Some time passed. His low voice sounded in Jenny’s ears. He said, “I really wish I could. I know that I shouldn’t be harassing you. I shouldn’t be the type of person who does this. But…” he looked at Jenny, and his voice cracked, “I can’t help it. The minute I see you with some other guy, I get so mad. I wish I could just pull you close to me.”

Alec knew that the way he was acting wasn’t normal. But what could he do? He couldn’t help it.

He’d delivered a whole speech. Jenny stood rooted to her spot in a daze. The person before her was different from the Alec she knew. She was irritated and pushed him away. “I don’t want to hear this. I’ve told you before that I’m not interested in you. So don’t waste your time on me.”

She walked past him and left the restroom, moving toward the private booth.

Alec watched her leave, his eyes darkening. He turned and walked out of the restroom.

Christopher had noticed Jenny’s prolonged absence. Just as he was about to get up and look for her, she walked in.

wrong? You don’t look happy.” Christopher frowned, sensing her

and struggled to keep herself calm and collected. “It’s nothing.”

in that kind of

food? Is there anything else you’d like to

never ate much to begin with, and now she had

someone opened the booth. He could never

Faust?” Christopher was surprised.

here in Parrington, Mr. Spade. I meant to treat you to a meal, but I never had the chance to. I didn’t think I’d

walked over casually to Jenny’s side, sitting down like this

furrowed: What was

When he heard what Alec said, he

my treat. Think of it as a welcoming

but then Alec added, “Jenny and I happen to be close, too. You probably

Faust. I was treating her tonight,” Christopher declined with his eyebrows knitted. Why hadn’t he noticed Mr.

if Alec hadn’t heard him. He smiled, saying, “Although Jenny and I have divorced, I’ve