VENUS’S POV. I couldn’t believe who was standing in front of me. I never thought he would show up anytime soon. It was barely minutes past four pm, and the office didn’t close until seven. I bit on my lower lip as I tried to hold back the tears that were stinging the back of my eyes. I didn’t want to break down here, not right before him. I didn’t want to pour out my pains to him, tell him how things kept getting complicated for me, how my past kept meeting up with me and ruining things for me. I knew saying those would all beat down to telling him that their grandma visited and warned me to stay off. Even though I desperately wanted to tell him how I felt, I didn’t want to ruin their relationship with Grandma Cecilia. I looked away from his face because I felt bad. But why? Why did I

