Talia’s POV I felt a wave of anger consume me as soon as I heard his voice. He should’ve taken the hint from the last time we spoke but he didn’t. John was like a pest who didn’t know when to call it quits and maybe I was partly at fault for his excesses because if I had allowed Lorenzo to beat him to death or informed him that John came after me a couple of hours ago, he wouldn’t have reached out to me. “I know what you’re thinking and I’m sorry, Talia. But before you do or say anything rash, I want you to hear me out first. You need to hear my side of the story before you make any conclusions.” John said in an urgent tone. “You’re a pathological liar, John. Why the hell would I be interested in hearing anything that comes out of your mouth after you lied to me during the entire cour

