When I arrived, Joyce was already there.

Her smile was still in place, but the warmth in her eyes had faded.

"Evelyn, give up on Jarvis. He doesn’t love you."

It was blunt and to the point.

I suppressed the sting in my heart and threw her own words back at her.

"But you said he just temporarily forgot me."

Joyce frowned, openly admitting it.

"Yes, I did say that. At the time, I didn’t love him. But things are different now. Evelyn, you know Jarvis is outstanding. He’s been so good to me."

Yes, I knew all of Jarvis’s qualities well. That’s why I couldn’t bear to let him...