CH 39: Complicated

Piper’s POV

My heart skipped a beat at the sight of Megan standing near the sofa. Her sharp eyes and body language like a soldier ready for battle made me uncomfortable. Somehow, I felt like I was the one at fault. Fortunately, they’re not bound by marriage. If they were, then I was in the wrong, and that meant I was the one who had taken Jay away from Megan.

“Yes, let’s talk things through. Piper, sit here,” Jay said. He asked me to sit next to him.

“Tsk, a few days together have made both of you look like envelopes and stamps. It’s ridiculous,” Megan said.

“Sit down, Megan. Let’s talk about this as adults,” Jay pleaded. She complied.

“Megan, there has been no relationship between us from the beginning. I let you stay here solely for Jessie’s sake because I thought you were her biological mother. However, all the facts have come out now. I will not dispute the past to maintain a good relationship between us. However, I expect you to leave this mansion and live a new life and let