Chapter 78. Invite Him!

ASHER

“Our relationship, Gia and I, my ex-girlfriend… it was a secret…” He cleared his throat briefly and sighed. I was looking directly into his eyes and felt the sadness he was experiencing.

What was this sadness he was feeling… sadness because he still loved his ex-girlfriend and hadn’t moved on yet?

As he continued sharing about his ex-girlfriend, I kept chanting in my head, hoping he no longer loved his ex… hoping he had moved on.

He continued, “Even my management… they didn’t know we were officially dating. Only Kade, Dad, her parents, and a few of our closest friends knew, and we made sure they wouldn’t tell anyone else. So, because our relationship was a secret, everything had to be kept secret—meeting up, talking, dating… everything was a secret… and… at first, she managed it, but after a few months, she suddenly said she couldn’t handle it anymore. Rumors started circulating around that same time that I had a girlfriend, so we had to stop mee