Chapter 22

Jason was caught off guard, stumbling back several steps as blood trickled from the corner of his mouth. "Stay away from her!" Daniel stepped in front of Maya, his gaze sharp as a blade. His voice carried an undisguised warning. "Touch her again and I'm calling the police." Jason wiped the blood from his mouth, his dark gaze shifting to Daniel before settling on Maya. Her expression remained calm, as if none of this concerned her. "I see…" Jason let out a cold laugh, complex emotions churning in his eyes. "So you left me because of him?" Maya stood up, brushing nonexistent dust from her skirt, and said indifferently, "Don't think too highly of yourself, Jason Reid. I didn't leave you because of anyone else." Jason's pupils contracted. He felt as if he had been punched squarely in the chest, making it hard to breathe. "Then why did you leave? We were…" "There is no 'we.'" Maya cut him off, finally looking up at him with eyes cold as ice. "Jason, don't you already know? Those thre