Chapter 8

I pretended not to know his intentions and asked, "So has he seen someone else sit in this passenger seat? Kinsley?"

Vicente awkwardly averted his gaze. "Patricia, I made a mistake, but you can't deny me a chance. I've reflected a lot in the past two years, and Jamie isn't so willful anymore. So..."

I interrupted him, "So, two years later, Kinsley still showed up with a cake, chasing Jamie from Prodale to Casterview for his birthday, just because of her wishful thinking?"

Vicente stumbled over his words. "After that night, she got pregnant with my child. But I asked her to have an abortion."

My eyes widened in disbelief, and a wave of nausea overcame me. For the first time, I felt it wasn't worth it to have loved Vicente for nine years. "And why are you telling me this? To remind me of how I was hurt that day? Or to make me feel better with another woman's misfortune?"

"No." Vicente shook his head, a bit confused. "I just want to tell you that no one can replace you."

I couldn't