Chapter 724

If Calista remembered correctly, Jack was supposed to be left crippled by Shawn that summer. Yet here he was, standing before her, seemingly unaffected. It seemed like he had nine lives. The only logical explanation? He'd spent the last few years patching himself up before crawling to Alnewgo for some dead-end job. She never bought the idea that Jack could get into a university here. What did he have besides a knack for street brawls? No, she pictured him hauling bricks at some construction site, the kind of loser who'd never climb out of the gutter. After failing her college entrance exams, Calista hadn't continued her education. But her circumstances were far beyond what an ordinary person like Jack could compare to. Shawn had played her and tossed her aside, but she knew she was meant for more. After the breakup, she came to Alnewgo. Initially, factory work was all she could find. But with her looks, it wasn't long before someone steered her to a bar gig. There, she me