“Fine. I’ll allow Jared to continue using his identity as a teacher to help Summer with her emotional struggles, but only for this. You must warn him not to expose his identity or even think about gaining custody of her. Also, I’m only giving him two years. Two years, that’s it. If Summer still hasn’t returned to normal by then, he has to leave immediately.”

“Understood. If you want to, I can get him to put it down in black and white,” Ashton suggested.

“There’s no need for that.” Although I had acquiesced, I wasn’t going to go easy on him. In a tone oozing with sarcasm, I spat, “Knowing Jared’s character, we can forget about having it in black and white. Even if he makes a blood oath, he won’t deserve my trust. You’re his guarantor, so if anything happens, I’ll hold you accountable.”

“Then, you probably won’t get the chance,” Ashton countered in a lighter tone, probably relieved that I had conceded.

“Let’s hope you’re right.” Women weren’t as forgiving as men and worry still gnawed at my chest. “I’m gonna be frank with you. I still don’t fully believe that Jared has turned over a new leaf.”

“Trust me. You won’t be disappointed.” I could hear the smile in Ashton’s voice.

“We’ll see.”

to joke around,

house, I saw John leaning against the glass

You heard everything.” I raised

over to give me a solemn look. “Summer likes me and I like her too. You might as well transfer all rights to me and let me take her

talking about?” My eyes went wide with

there anything wrong with my suggestion? Look at what Ashton said about giving Jared a chance. Does someone like him even deserve a chance? Summer can’t handle

see John disagreeing with Ashton. Seeing how dead serious he was, I couldn’t hold back my laughter. John seemed to really

shook my head helplessly and stepped forward to smack him on the shoulder. “When you show the same amount of concern for Kiki, then

waiting for his response, I walked past him and went

while and she had to hang up the call to board the plane. She was an easy-going person, but I hoped that she would come back with good

insisted on sending Summer

previous time. Jared’s tall figure was particularly eye-catching among the group of children, but he had deliberately dressed in

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