Chapter 142

• Isabel
• He winced but recovered quickly. "Right. I guess I deserved that. Look, Isabel, I know things ended... badly between us. And I can’€™t pretend I don’t regret what happened." Surprise filtered into my veins. Had I heard him right? I narrowed my eyes at him, wondering what his game plan was. There was no way he'd suddenly just had a changed a heart. Had something happened to Heather? His voice dropped an octave. "I should've treated you better. I was an idiot to let you go."
• I looked away, trying to keep my emotions in check. "You didn’t let me go, Alvin. You rejected me." The words came out harsher than I’d intended. "And when you did, you threw me aside like I didn’€™t matter, because let's face it - I never have. You've never given me a second thought right from the very beginning."