CHAPTER 28
Erica's POV
(Jane)
The taxi stopped suddenly in front of the restaurant. “Here you are, ma'am.” the driver said and I paid him with a smile that felt as real as a fake doll. Getting out, I opened the restaurant door, and the bell above rang out a happy welcome that sounded like a joke to me.
He was there, of course. Jaxon. Sitting at a table by the window with a big smile on his face like he’d just hit the jackpot—or maybe that was just how he always looked around girls.
My stomach twisted in a strange way, an unwanted reminder of the feelings I once had. I thought, forcing my face to look calm, how could I have ever liked such a vain person? But I knew the reason, right? Being naive, having a kind heart, and wanting love too much. All things he had taken advantage of witho
