Chapter 49. Hearts on the Fence

Evelyn

As I walked to his room, avoiding the glances of a few other guests along the way, my mind couldn’t help but dwell on the hurtful words my mother had cruelly spat at me, all in the name of “doing what’s best for me.” Unbelievable, she was! She had wounded me with her words, questioned the authenticity of my feelings for Jacob, and yet clung to her claim that she cared for me.

She didn’t care, not even the slightest bit. If she had, she would have at least tried to understand me.

I mean, seriously, she…accused me of coming between Jacob and that Chloe, as if she hadn’t already hurt me enough. Of all the wounds she had inflicted on me since childhood, this was the worst, and I would forever remember it.

I didn’t bother knocking on Jacob’s door; instead, I walked right in. My eyes searched for him until I spotted him sitting at the edge of the bed, his head hanging low as he stared at his hands. His phone lay by his side, the message to me still op