Chapter 12
Melanie's POV
“What is it?” I pushed open the door to his office.
He paused when he saw me, eyes scanning my face. I didn’t have the strength to fake it, so my face was probably a clear mirror of what I was feeling inside.
“It’s that boy again, isn’t it?” he said.
Was I that simple?
“What do you need me for?” I asked.
“We’ll discuss this later. Privately,” he said firmly.
Privately? What did he mean?
My eyes darted around the room, and I froze. How had I not noticed there was someone sitting on the sofa?
“Mr. Malone,” I said with a small nod.
Great.
Jason got to see me fall apart, twice.
“Come here,” my father gestured.
I crossed the room, keeping my spine straight. He pointed at a printed document on his desk.
I didn’t even read it. “What’s that?”
“That…” He ta
