Chapter8 

But I didn’t expect him to go to the dean and try to withdraw me from school. 

When I was called to the dean’s office, Jason was sitting there stiffly. 

Fury boiled inside me. “Jason, what the hell are you doing?” 

“What gives you the right to try and force me out of school?” 

“I want you to come home with me.” 

He stood up, walked towards me, and reached for my hand. 

I recoiled, dodging his touch. 

“Home? To watch you and Kate be lovey–dovey?” 

His face stiffened, then anger flared. “Sandy, don’t be ridiculous. We’re married.” 

“Running off to Miami like this… what are we supposed to do, live apart forever?” 

His audacity made me laugh. 

“Jason, Kate is your wife!” 

“Her name is on the marriage license, and she’s the one in your heart!” 

His face turned an ugly shade of green. He gritted his teeth. “That was a mistake! Mistakes are meant to be corrected!” 

“My past behavior made you misunderstand. I won’t do it again.” 

My heart sank. 

I’d heard those words before, in my past life. 

Only to watch him turn around and go right back to Kate. 

I turned to the dean, my voice earnest. “Dean Thompson, I really want to continue my studies here. Please don’t let him withdraw me.” 

The dean looked at me, then at Jason, and after a moment of consideration, he said, “Mr. Miller, seeing as you have no official connection to Ms. Miller, you have no authority to withdraw her from this university.” 

I breathed a sigh of relief. 

Jason started to speak, but the dean cut him off. 

“Mr. Miller, if there’s nothing else, please leave. I have work to do.”