Chapter 140

"You really disappointed me, Evan," I said calmly. Evan's eyes reddened. "I… I was wrong. I shouldn't have treated you that way. I always thought it was you who came between Eli and Josie." I raised an eyebrow. Evan quickly corrected himself. "I meant Jocelyn. We're not that close." I softened my tone. "Did she tell you something?" Evan nodded. "She came to me and cried for a long time. She said she couldn't forget Eli. She also said… she said you forced them apart. That's what she meant," he explained. I nodded in understanding. I knew Evan couldn't have hated me that much; someone must have been talking behind my back. If Jocelyn could manipulate Elijah so easily, fooling a kid like Evan would be a breeze. I didn't want to bring up old grudges or ask what rumors Jocelyn had told Evan about me. It didn't matter. Evan looked surprised when he noticed that I wasn't angry at all. "Aren't you mad? Don't you want to know what bad things Jocelyn said about you?" he asked. I s