Chapter 28

Jessica wanted to take a warm shower, but instead took a cold one to wake herself up.

Was she just fawning over Xavier’s body? She thought she would never get over Burke. As she thought about Burke, her chest tightened. Her mind was flooded with fond memories of her and her high school sweetheart.

Her mind traveled to the day of the wedding, which was barely two weeks ago—how he dumped her right before they could tie the knot.

She remembered waiting for hours at the front of the courthouse before calling Burke to confirm his whereabouts. He then called off the wedding and even the relationship.

She told herself that she would have understood if he had gotten cold feet, but what he did made no sense to her. He admitted his infidelity to her and showed no remorse.

“Jessica, are you almost done? I will