Chapter 76. Answer Me

"Why didn't you tell me?"

"What for?" 

What for? Was the man serious? Jenson swore inwardly while gripping the phone, his breaths already ragged from the onslaught of lurid thoughts that consumed his attention. For hours, he had been waiting for the man to return his calls so they could talk. Discuss some longstanding glaring issues.

It seemed his uncle simply didn't give a shit about anyone else's feelings. Not atypical for a man of his stature. But for something this serious and life-changing, everything about it should be an exception.

Awkward silence filled the line before Magnus let out a long sigh on the other end, seeming tepid and inconvenienced by the subject altogether. "It's not my fault she didn't want a future with you. And still doesn't, apparently."

"Because you told her to leave! And you made her sign a contract? The heck?" 

"No need to scream your guts out. I can hear you perfectly fine."

Jenson kept his eyes shut