Serena’s POV
Watching her go left me with anger and relief.
Her words had cut me deep and despite how I wanted to brush her words off, it didn’t help but sting me to the bone.
Loretta, I was sure had made mistakes but this was too much.
Now I was the one paying the price for whatever this was.
Carlos turned to me with his look softening like he was sorry for me. “I’m sorry about that. She’s been angry for a long time and she never really got over the first altercation which you two had.”
I didn’t know what the altercation was as I could not remember but I nodded.
“It’s okay,” I said while trying to keep my emotions in check. “I understand and I just wish she could see that I’m trying. I don’t know how to get through to her.”
He gave me a sympathetic smile and his eyes were full of
