"Right, I know. But she felt she couldn't stay on anymore, so she quit. There was nothing I could do about it," I replied nonchalantly.
Jones was giving me a vibe that was increasingly unsettling.
I hadn't forgotten his past collaboration with Ariel. I was all still fresh in my memory. Despite my constant refusals, he was persistently good to me, never giving up. So, I kept my concerns to myself, never bringing them up again.
"Let's forget it. It's better that she quit, so you won't worry about me", Jones seemed to have caught on to my skepticism. He flashed me a comforting smile, and we dropped the subject.
When I arrived home, Serena and Brandon had stopped crying, but they were resistant to sleep. They were used to sleeping beside me and didn't fancy sleeping with my parents.
I took them to my room to rest while Jones went off to sleep in the room next door.
