Chapter 13 Talia figured Trevor would finally get the hint and back off , but she'd forgotten how relentless he could be when he wanted something . That same night , he showed up at her house . She could see him through the window , standing outside her door for hours . When she refused to let him in , he just started talking through the wood . " Talia , baby , I've been looking for you everywhere . I know I messed up - 1 messed up bad - and you've got every right to be pissed at me . But please , just hear me out . Ivana and there was never anything real there . I thought she was the one who saved me back then , you know ? I felt like I owed her something . " His voice cracked with desperation . " But then I found out it was you . It was always you . Jesus , Talia , I screwed everything up . I put you hell , and I hate myself for it . " through " Ivana's gone - I sent her away for good . Just come home with me . Let me fix this mess I made . You can do your music thing , build your swear I won't get in your way anymore ...... our career - 1 Trevor kept talking , spilling his regrets to her front door . Talia sat on her couch , bearing every desperate word . All she felt was disgust . She remembered being eighteen , fresh out of high school , working background in some crappy commercial . She'd been wearing this awful , gaudy outfit when she'd found twenty - year - old Trevor dying in an alley . Years later , when she was twenty two and finally making it in the music world , she ran She'd saved his life and carried a torch for him for years . Y into him at some industry party. She fell hard . Chased him like a lovesick girl . They had three years together . Honestly ? It wasn't all bad . Not until Ivana walized in and ruined everything . But that was ancient history now . Talia had built something real here , something healthy and peaceful . She wasn't about to let her toxic past drag back down her fresh stan . " Just leave , " she called out - the first and only thing she said to him . " Stop bothering me . " The next morning , her phone rang at dawn . The local police station , asking her to come bail out some American tourist who'd been arrested for loitering . Talia almost hung up . Then Trevor's voice came on the line , sheepish and desperate . " Talia , you're literally the only person I know in this entire country . If you don't come get me . I'm stuck here indefinitely . " " Please . Just this once . " She e hung up and tried to go back to sleep . Thirty minutes later , she was getting dressed and cursing herself for being too soft . After dropping Isabella at preschool , she found herself at the police station instead of heading home to her peaceful morning routine . Trevor looked like hell - unshaven , clothes wrinkled from sleeping on a concrete bench , exhaustion written all over his face . But he still had that commanding presence that made him look more like a billionaire having a bad day than an actual criminal . The moment he saw her , desperate hope blazed in his eyes . " I knew you'd come . Deep down , you still care about me . " 23:08 Chapter 13 Talia ignored him completely , handled the paperwork , and headed straight for the exit . Trevor scrambled to follow her like a lost puppy . " Talia . I don't have anywhere to go . Could I maybe stay at your place for a few dasys ? " She whirled around , absolutely furious . " Are you seriously pulling this helpless act right now ? You're worth billions , Trevor . What's the point of pretending to be broke ? " She'd never forget that eight - million - dollar humiliation . The way he'd stripped her dignity away in front of everyone . " I don't care where you go . Just stay the hell away from me . " She turned to leave , but Trevor caught her arm and pulled her against him , wrapping her up tight . His voice was raw , broken . " I miss you so much it's killing me . It's been five years and I can't let go . Just tell me what I gotta do to fix this ? " " What will it take to get you back ? " " Talia stood rigid in his embrace for a long moment , feeling nothing but irritation . Then she pried his hands off her and stepped away , her voice deadly calm and final , " Trevor , listen to me very carefully , " she said , looking him dead in the eye . " We're done . We've been done for five years . I've moved on , I've got a good life now , and I'm not about to let you or anyone else screw that up . " " Go back to New York . Stop chasing me . " Her voice was ice - cold , final . But Trevor just shook his head , that old stubborn look creeping back into his eyes . " No , Talia . I'm gonna make you see . I'm the only one who can give you everything you deserve . Not Luigi , not anybody else . " " Only me ! "