Chapter 117

• The word 'my son' reverberated in the room, the weight of it unmistakable. For a second, Evelyn faltered. She had not expected this level of ferocity from Jason. She had always seen him as calm, collected—too indifferent to care about things like love or emotion. She hadn’t realized how deeply Lucy had embedded herself in his life.
• But Evelyn wasn’t ready to give up yet. Her pride, bruised and burning, pushed her forward. “ You’re making a mistake, Jason. A huge mistake. People like her, they don’t belong in our world. She’s using you—can’t you see that? ”
• Jason’s lips curled into a humorless smile, though his eyes were as cold as ever. “ That’s enough, Evelyn. ”