Her CEO Stalker and Her Second Chance Mate (Adelaide) novel Chapter 78

Chapter 78

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I had arrived home, unsurprised to find Rosie sitting on the front porch, and Tucker curled up

in the rocking chair. I let them in and locked the door before grabbing a large glass of water.

Drinking meant I needed to hydrate. I picked up around the house and found myself sitting on

Uncle Jake’s bed. It had been a while since I had talked to the ghost of the man who raised me

as his own from afar.

“I really wish you were here right now. I don’t know if I should be going tonight,” I found

myself saying out loud. Uncle Jake had been the one I told my deepest troubles, ones that I didn’t want to worry Mom about. “I feel like I’m just going to kill everyone else’s mood. I dunno how to have fun anymore. He stole everything from me: my peace, my joy, my body. I

don’t know how to be who I was, or know who I’m meant to be anymore. What do I do? How

do I find myself again?” Silence filled the room. Tucker jumped up on the bed and started

playing with a watch on the side table. I got up and went to slide the watch into the drawer,

but when I opened it, I noticed the drawer was shallower than it looked from the outside. I

pulled it out and dumped the random contents on the bed, flipping the drawer over. Tucker

meowed, then purred, walking across the strewn items to find a comfy spot. Rosie jumped up

on the bed, staring at me expectantly as she sat down. Mama had a drawer like this, she hid

money in it. I pried it open from the bottom, and a pile of letters fell out. Letters addressed to

Jake, but in my mother’s handwriting. I sat on the bed and picked one up.

Skimming over the contents, she was cryptic in how she worded things, and it didn’t make

sense.

J,

We are settled here, and though things are hard, we will be fine. You need to stay away for a

while; I know this will be hard. I know you are conflicted in our situation. Know you have done the right thing. Time will tell if other arrangements need to be made. For now, thank you

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