Chapter 86

“Natalie is Mike’s sister?” Emma said in a surprised tone.

Sam nodded and placed his left palm on his face.

“Now I know why Mike warned me to stay away from you,” Emma stated to Sam’s hearing.

“What?” he asked and Emma didn’t utter a word.

“Maybe you should understand Mike now,”' added Sam.

“Emma, if you need space I understand,” Sam further stated.

“We can put our plan on hold,” he suggested while staring into Emma’s eyes.

“We can’t put the plan on hold,” disagreed Emma.

“And I don’t need any space,” she further said.

Sam watched Emma from the tail of his right eye while pretending to focus on the door.

She drifted backwards on the bed and placed her back on the wall. She began to think about the warnings Mike kept giving her about Sam.

She always felt Mike was being over protective but she never knew Mike had a reason to. She wondered how Mike felt the first time he crossed paths with Sam in her apartment.

She