The Returning Ex

So, Jasmine is destined to be under his thumb.

John sprang to his feet and helped Sophia up the stairs. Subsequently, Lola looked up at the landing on the second floor. “Their relationship is really good.”

Old Mrs. Constance gazed at her, very much taken with her. “You’ll get to experience the same thing in the future, so you don’t need to envy her. You’re a nice girl, so you’ll naturally meet a good man.”

Feeling a touch embarrassed, Lola tucked her scattered hair to the back of her ear. I’ve never dared to hope that I’ll meet a good man who’s outstanding. It seems as though I’ve never harbored any expectations when it comes to this. Perhaps it has something to do with my former profession since all of us were putting our lives on the line every day. None of us knows whether we’ll live to see tomorrow, so I stopped having any expectations for the future. In fact, I don’t really have a clear picture of the man who’ll be in my life. Maybe I’ve been alone for too long.

Jasmine for a while, they both took their leave. When they stood up,

left Constance Residence with the two

leaned against the car window, feeling a tad drowsy. However, Logan just wouldn’t shut up, jabbering and quizzing her on whether she’d committed everything John mentioned earlier to memory. She merely grunted from time to time, seemingly not all

that day, so just duck behind me if anything happens.” No matter what, that old geezer from the Bailey Family probably won’t dare lift a hand against me. I’m the only son in the Jefferson Family, so if he dares to harm me, my father won’t grant him any mercy. Plus, there are the four girls in my family, and they’re a force to be reckoned with when

his words. No matter how I answer,

hand, Jasmine turned her head and gazed out the window, pretending that she hadn’t

Lola’s apartment. Opening the car door, Lola alighted from the car and said, “Drive