Chapter 40

Dani pov

Jake Norman.

What was he doing here?

Did he know Anaise?

“You two know each other?” Anaise asked Jake who was staring at me the entire time. “Dani?”

“Not exactly, I met Dani one time in a resturant,” he stated and turned to Anaise.

“You two know each other?” the question rolled off my lips. Anaise held my hands and her lips spread into a smile.

“Yeah, yeah Jake here is my cousin, i was just in the city and Jake left where he was just to come to me.” Anaise said and my eyes almost budged out of my head. What?! They were related!!

“Oh- oh wow, thats something.” i muttered rubbing the sides of my arm. “Well, i really need to go-”

“Come on Dani, we were just talking about your daughter Ava, you can’t leave now, i really want to hear all about her.” I was quick to see the narrow in Jake’s brows, he remained quite and watched Anaise spew on- sometimes i wished Anaise would learn how to be not care-free, but i wouldn’t blame her, she grew up in the safety of her family and wealth an