Chapter 41: Is The Past, The Past?

Kyle didn't understand how his life kept taking unexpected turns, but his encounter with Cassandra—Casey, as she liked to be called—remained stuck in his mind. She was a married woman, yet he considered using her as a distraction from his growing feelings for Aiysha.

The thought was dangerous. Aiysha wasn't just anyone; she was Mr. Jones's wife. Jones was like family to Kyle, a man who had been nothing but kind to him during some of his darkest moments. Hurting him was out of the question. If Kyle crossed that line, it wouldn't just destroy Jones but would ripple into his family.

Kyle sighed deeply, gripping the steering wheel as he sat in his parked car. He couldn't let himself become the person who broke up a home. He knew the pain that came with that too well. His own parents' divorce had left scars he carried to this day.

"Man, what am I even doing?" he muttered to himself.