Chapter 54. Goodbye, I’m Sorry (1)

[2019, March 23rd. An hour after the fight]

“Ma!” James exclaimed as his mother walked into the drawing room.

He went to her and hugged her.

“Where have you been?! I’ve been worried!”

“You worry about yourself. Look at you! What could have possessed you boys to pull a stunt like that? You need to take a shower and get these wounds treated.”

“Where were you, mom?” James persisted.

She was quiet for a moment, trying to tell them what she needed to say.

“So I’m going to go with Aaron,” Cassandra finally announced.

“The hell you are!” James exploded.

She went up to Zoey and said, “Of course, what you decide to do is up to you, dear.”

“What is happening right now? Mom! Cassandra Beaumont!” James called after his mom, who only proceeded upstairs anyway.

Everyone’s eyes darted back and forth between James and Zoey.

“No one is going anywhere with HIM! There’s no way. He’s lost it!” James declared, before stomping out th