Page 114 of Craving Paradise

Jasper:Why did you not tell me?

Lauren:You made it clear you never wanted to speak to me ever again.

Jasper:Yet you unblocked me.

Lauren:My fingers must have slipped.

Jasper:I’m assuming you’ve just found out Alistair is there too?

Lauren:Yep, Elle told me.

Jasper:He’s so happy that he’s found her again. He never gave up hope.

Lauren:Good for them.

Lauren:I can see you did, though.

Why did I type that?

There’s silence for a couple of moments.

Jasper:I had to.

Lauren:I know.

Lauren:How do you feel now that you’ve found me?

Jasper:Confused.

Lauren:I heard you had fun at the opening.

Jasper:Were you there?

Lauren:Yes.

Jasper:I looked for you.

Lauren:I didn’t want to be found. I couldn’t watch you fuck other women.

Jasper:Why?

Lauren:Why do you think?

Jasper:I don’t know. That’s why I asked.

What do I say to that? I scrub the tears from my cheeks.

Lauren:Because it would have ripped my heart out.

Jasper:Didn’t think you cared.

How can he say that?Because you disappeared.

Lauren:I was supporting a friend.

Jasper:The same friend who will probably hightail it back to London with her billionaire boyfriend.

I don’t like his tone about Elle.