Chapter 31

“I can’t help it. I’m in love with him, and I want him with me all the time.”

Jade was obviously stunned into silence upon hearing that. Neither Hugo nor Jade uttered a single word for the next several seconds.

“You don’t just love him,” Jade said slowly. “You’re in love with him.”

Hugo snickered, but he didn’t feel the hilarity anywhere inside him. “Yeah. Pathetic, aren’t I?”

“Oh, honey,” Jade muttered softly while squeezing Hugo’s hands gently. “You’re not pathetic. You’re human. Most people will experience falling in love with someone at least once in their lives.”

“It’s not too fast for me to feel that way?”

Jade shook her head. “There’s no right or wrong in how you feel toward Javier. Some people fall in love faster. Others may take much longer to get to that point. What about Javier? Is there a chance that he may feel just as deeply for you?”