CRYSTAL.
The universe was surely playing a trick on me.
For a long moment, I just stood there, frozen, staring at him like my mind needed time to catch up with what my eyes were seeing.
“Ja... Jaden?” I whispered before I could even summon the decency to stop myself.
He blinked, like the sound of his name from my mouth had hit something deep. “Crystal?” He called me.
He actually called my name.
It was his voice. Only, it sounded deeper than I used to know.
I almost laughed. But I let out a bitter, shaky, and painful scoff. Of all the cruel jokes the universe could play on me, this one had to be the worst.
He had changed. He now had a cleaner haircut, sharper jawline, and expensive clothes that screamed power.
He looked like a man who had conquered the world and walked straight ov
