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I pulled my hand away and hid it behind my back. I said coldly, “That’s because you weren’t the one who got betrayed. You didn’t get hurt, so of course you think anything’s possible.

“But let me ask you–if I really slept with Ryan, would you ever take me back?”

Jared’s eyes flickered with shock. He demanded, “Did you really sleep with him?”

shook my head and sneered, “See? I was just making a point, and you’re already pissed. You can’t even stand the

idea, so don’t stand there telling me to be the bigger person.”

Jared said, “I know you’re lying to me. But you don’t have to lower yourself like this.”

“He’s younger than you, and better looking. If anything, I’m the one coming out ahead–how is that degrading myself?” I retorted with a sneer.

Jared gritted his teeth, clearly at a loss for what to do with me.

I said coolly, “I’m hungry. I’m going to get some breakfast. Just go.”

Jared said, “I’m not leaving.” He then suddenly pulled me into a fierce hug, burying his face in my hair. He muttered, “Victoria, come back to me, please?”

“I’m not coming back, Jared. Clinging like this is beneath you,” I reminded him.

then he said, “What good is

simp. I said, “Jared, have you ever thought about it? If we stay together, the Holcomb family will never

accept me, and I’ve already had a public falling

looked at me, stunned, as if he’d just been slapped

the sake of family harmony, go marry someone your mom approves of.” With that, I turned away

love might be just between two people, but

wind and go against his family just

now, I needed to learn to be just

got home, Ryan came over to me, worry written all over

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you here?” I asked as

you

downstairs and grab breakfast myself,” I said,

“I know, but I just wanted to do it for

glanced at him, and he ducked his head, suddenly bashful, unable to

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brim with feeling. Sometimes I wasn’t even trying to

it never worked out well for