"Let me go, Valjerome," I said in a cold voice.
He did not say a word and kept his arm around my knee.
"Please..." he murmured.
I laughed sarcastically and looked up to suppress my tears. "Don't you think it's unfair?" I uttered.
"I know," he replied hoarsely. "But I am still hoping that you'll give a chance."
"Do you think it will be that easy? Do you think I can bring my son closer to the person who wanted to kill him before?" I couldn’t help but vent my resentment.
I felt his embrace tightened. "I won't hurt him. I just want to hold him, Jazzie." Slowly, he moved his head and looked up at me.
His eyes were red as if he wanted to shed more tears. I admit, there is something inside me that is shocked at what he is up to now. The Valjerome in front of me was far from the person I used to know years ago who has no emotion and not casually fainting. In a moment, I remembered the old Valjerome I grew up with¾the one who suddenly disappeared once we both got married.