Chapter 4

After Jason left, Mark didn't say anything, but I could tell his jealous side was acting up again.

He was so distracted, he barely kissed Emma when she asked for a goodnight kiss.

His whole body radiated an aura of: "I'm angry, explain yourself now."

I sighed and went to hug him. "I didn't know he was coming. He just showed up at the door, having lost his memory. I explained everything to him."

"It won't happen again, okay?"

Mark yanked off his tie and tossed it on the floor, saying nothing as he sprawled his long legs out on the couch.

After a while, seeming to have calmed himself down, he finally spoke:

"When I heard he'd lost his memory and immediately flew back, I had a bad feeling. I rushed back as fast as I could, but he still got in."

He looked utterly disgusted, swearing for the first time I could remember: "Damn it, why couldn't that crash have killed him?!"

I nearly laughed at his reaction.

Mark always seemed so cool and composed, like nothing in the world could ruffle him.

But when it came to Jason, he turned into such a jealous mess.

Back when Jason first went abroad, Mark had practically thrown a party to send him off, hoping he'd never come back.

Now that we'd just gotten married and Jason was back to stir things up, of course he was upset.

It took a lot of coaxing and swearing I'd never get entangled with Jason again before he finally calmed down. But he still took out his frustrations on me after Emma went to sleep, leaving me sore all over.

The next morning, I dragged my aching body out of bed, silently cursing Mark. What happened to men losing their drive after 25? If anything, he seemed to be getting more intense!

Just then, my phone rang. It was an unknown number.

Thinking it might be a delivery, I answered, but before I could speak, a familiar female voice came through.

Even over the phone, I could hear the contempt in Olivia's tone.

"Jane, let's meet up."

I frowned. "What for?"

"I think we need to talk about Jason. Don't you agree?"

I rubbed my temples in frustration, cutting straight to the point: "I have nothing to do with Jason. I didn't cause his accident or his memory loss. Whatever issues you two have, work it out between yourselves. It has nothing to do with me."