As soon as Jaylan walked in and saw me, he seemed overjoyed, striding towards me immediately.
"Honey, you're home? I was just thinking about picking you up. You're already home, everything settled?" he asked, his face lighting up as he handed me a file from his briefcase.
I was seething with anger. I abruptly stood up and delivered a resounding slap to his handsome face.
That slap was filled with all the force I could muster.
Jaylan was stunned, the file dropping from his hands as he stood there bewildered.
His expression quickly turned to restrained anger, "Aaliyah, what the hell?" he asked, his eyes filled with fury.
As soon as he spoke, Hannah appeared, her sharp eyes fixed on Jaylan.
Jaylan glanced at Hannah, reining his emotions in, and added, "Why did you hit me?"
"Jaylan, Evan's dead! Do you think you can escape the blame? Don't you feel guilty?" I yelled at him.
He seemed stunned, unable to respond.
"He's been calling you Dad for years, and he was so young," I shouted, my eyes filled with rage. I stepped closer to Jaylan, staring into his eyes as I asked, "Do you know how he died?"
Jaylan seemed taken aback by my words. He backed away as I approached, asking, "How did he die? Who said he's dead? How could..."
I shouted with all the strength I had, "It's all because of you, Jaylan. If you hadn't listened to those rumors and taken him out, how would he have died? Aren't you scared? Zora dared to harm your child, and doesn't that scare you?"
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