Chapter 81. Worth It?

Joan POV

Alessia chuckled awkwardly. “What?” She stared at me like I'd lost my mind. My jaw tightened as my eyes drifted to Luna, who stood next to her daughter.

Bitterness bubbled inside me, thick and impossible to ignore.

Why didn’t she love me enough to take me with her to Spain? She got a new family, a fresh start, and I was left behind, struggling to fit in, struggling to push past my abandonment issues. Even now, after all these years, it still wasn’t easy.

And now she walked in here smiling, like everything was perfect, like nothing had ever been broken.

Fucking Aaron.

I glanced at him as he made his way beside me, looking like he wanted to say something.

“Can you ask her to leave, please?” I muttered, keeping my voice low. “I’d like to talk to Alessia alone without her in the picture.”

Luna’s brows drew together, her expression matching Rhoda’s confusion.

“There must be a misunderstanding. We’ve met before, ha