Chapter 857

Layla's POV

“Because I miss her too!” he whined. “She’s my favorite aunt!”

I chuckled, glancing over at Maddie, who was sitting across from me, watching me with an amused expression. 

“Well, you just made her day,” I told him, laughing.

Little Jason giggled again. “Can I talk to her?”

I smiled and passed the phone to Maddie, watching as her face lit up.

As they spoke, I leaned back against the couch, listening to my son’s happy voice, letting it drown out all the unwanted thoughts about Logan.

Life was so damn unfair.

I sat there, staring at the ceiling, my heart heavy with thoughts I didn’t want to have. 

No matter how much I tried to push them away, they kept coming back, haunting me, reminding me of the cruel reality I had been forced to face.

Why is it that the people we love don’t love us back?

I had spent years of my life believing in love, hoping that one day, I’d have the kind of lov