Again?!

As soon as Jake begins to relax and forget his troubles, Brett has to go and bother him again. Her telegram "Could you come Hotel Montana Madrid am rather in trouble Brett" on page 242 probably made his heart skip a beat, but I'm sure he rolled his eyes at the same time. She just can't let him be. I truly feel sorry for him since he cannot escape her. He wants to love her, but she won't allow it, and she keeps taunting him with it anyway. It's not fair to him, and, as the reader, it's frustrating for me. But he gives in and even signs his response with "love Jake." She's taunting him, but he's the one who keeps falling for it. I feel somewhat bad for him, but they're both contributing to their own problems. Jake's suggestion on page 34 of "stay[ing] away from each other" would have been better for both of them.