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it – it was a picture of Jax and me in our college days. My eyes burned again

and squeezed the necklace close to my heart. Regret washed all over me, although somehow I wasn't regret

ets of Germany with my dying mother in the hospital was how I got to meet

I least expected, but yet, I needed to

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uard, the necklace almost slipped off my hand. On the attempt

pening the drawer, I shoved that

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d wiped my tears before wal

st 9 o'clock pm. I opened the door, and a bottle

e a wide grin, and I sc

w me to reply, and she

anaged to protest. Emme stoppe

." I rolled my ey

any drink." I persisted, and she shrugged, heading

shoulder, her lips curled into a naughty smirk. "I fucking need a

s she want me to gist her? That I got to the interview only to find m

, and she wants me to still talk about him, Ja

apped me out of my thoughts, and I rushed ins

of her eyes to find them glued on the

otten that the broken p

concerned deep hazel

ly got it slipped o

?" I just

me a long stare before ti

abinet and brought a n

are heading straight for the g

king have a dam

on the floor, I huffed a sigh and turned

ing gonna gist me in this mood!" I heard

s bothering me right now. T

plopped on the co

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ng, vibrating on the ce

ached my hand for it. And in front of th

ast, as I stretched out my tremb

ncerned eyes w

, my voice calm an

tor Harrison," the man said from the

. Harrison. Hope e

medical ventilation fees had expired. You

ines on Emme's forehead twisted into a worried frown, and I qui

nd. Well, we are typically kind of close because we both used to work

ertain things to her. Her life is already tough,

muc

d, and my heart

I just got hired today. The only am

my attention. "Someone just paid for it now. Talk to you later,

your mom's medical ventilation fees this mont

ex

ng on my throat. I was about to type "Th

ston by the weekend. And I will be staying ov

call me selfish. I know he has a life, but I have this satisfaction and a

y one I trus

mediately. "About your mother? Don't

ut upon seeing Emme's face, I let out a sigh of re

ex and okay, to his message an

t like a burning acid on the tip of my tongue bec

it's high time I pushed away everything th

et her money for surgery and then pay Dex back all his m

lary. After all, Helena and Jax are together now. And the look o