“You knew all along, huh?" Jessie snapped.

Albert didn't deny it. "Elsie told me. Maybe she caught Axell with someone else, so she left Jeslyn with you. Makes you think, right?

There's a reason for it all."

Jessie stayed silent.

She felt humiliated.

She'd told Albert countless times how she felt about Axell, even talked about marriage. But life could be a bitch at times.

Even if Axell wasn't fully on board with Debra, there was something between them. He let her get close.

Jessie's face drained of color.

Albert pressed her, "So, have you cut ties with him for good?"

Jessie's lips quivered a bit. She did want to split, but Axell wasn't budging.

Maybe he hadn't fully committed to Debra yet. She probably came from a wealthy background, way richer than Jessie's. That was why Axell was drawn to her.

Seeing Jessie stay quiet, Albert scoffed.

"I thought I knew you. When did you start settling? Back then, if you caught me with other girls, you'd claw my face off till it bled.

What happened? Lost your nerve with Axell?"

That wasn't the truth. Jessie wasn't in love with Axell.

She just wasn't the same person anymore. Things had changed.

In the past, no matter what mess she made, her family always had her back. But now... she lived cautiously after her family hit rock bottom.

She'd learned to hold back.

She wanted to be with Axell. But oddly, his cheating didn't rile her up.

Right now, she was eerily calm.