#Chapter21

Ava POV

Mark started the car and pulled out of the parking lot. I turned sideways and began staring outside of the window like I always do. 

All of a sudden, I heard a throat clear.

“Ava.” Jasper called me.

I turned to the other side and looked at him. He had put his phone down and now had his whole attention to me. 

“About what happened earlier, I did not mean that as an insult.” He said and rubbed his neck. He glanced in the rear-view mirror before turning back to me. Probably trying to see if Mark was listening to our conversation or not. 

“I liked your...