#Chapter 130: Handling Rejection

Jasper’s POV Even after all this time, Jasper was still unaccustomed to being rejected. Even though Aria had rejected him consistently for the past five years, he had somehow still convinced himself that Aria would accept him this time. He believed, if she could see him, see how much he had changed, all the efforts he made for her and for himself all these years, then she would understand that he was serious and give him a chance. Yet, here, now, he was faced with the opposite. Reality was always much colder and harsher than his perfect dreamland escape. Aria, the only woman to ever reject him, continued to do just that. And, in truth, he couldn’t even be mad. Or all that upset, for that matter. Maybe he always knew that he was lying to himself about how Aria would feel when faced with him again. He always suspected that Aria might be hung up on Lucian forever. When she continued to love him even after the mutual rejection, which Jasper had witnessed, he knew. Even if he d