Chapter 30. Do You Love Her?

Carla left. She slammed the door. I felt fury. I hated her. But I hated Dean more for what he did to me. If he had never betrayed me, this would never have happened. He handled my misfortunes.

I shouldn't have told Dean what happened. He confronted her. I should have asked him not to say anything. I should have assumed that this would happen.

I clung to my legs. I stayed in the corner, crying. I didn't even have the strength to pick up the phone and call Jake. I wanted to tell him what happened, but I couldn't do it. I preferred to cry in silence.

But he came home and found me. His eyes widened when he saw me. He wasn't supposed to come until noon. I was grateful he came home early. His presence was the only thing that could calm me.

I don't understand why my heart still loved Dean. Jake is the right one. Jake always was.

"Lena, what happened?" Jake ran towards me. He crouched down to see my face, wiped away my tears w