#Chapter 158 – Epilogue: Jasper’s New Beginnings Sheila’s Consquences

Jasper’s POV A couple of days after I punched Lucian, and he quit and ran off with Aria, Cathy invited me out to lunch. Sitting across from me now, in a café that we tended to frequent when we got together, she was looking at me as one might a wounded animal, as if trying to determine if I needed comfort or space. She should have known I wasn’t in the mood for snapping, or else I would have turned down her invitation. Snappy was what I felt the past couple of days as I wallowed in my own misery. I wasn’t quite as sad anymore, even if I did feel a measure of loss. There was nothing to be done for it now, I had to let go of my feelings for Aria. I wondered if I hadn’t punched Lucian, if maybe he wouldn’t have gone after Aria. Yet, even if I’d known that was the catalyst to him finally going after what he wanted for a change, I couldn’t regret it. My love for Aria made me want to see her happy, and to be happy, she wanted Lucian. I never hated my cousin, either. Watching him