Chapter 208

From the very beginning, the terms of their relationship had started with a contract, its clauses poised to spring to life once the time

was up.

Huddled in the comer, Selina murmured, “Guys and girls, sometimes things get heated cause of hormones. It happens, What you’ve seen of me and Howle… well, we’ve been through a lot more.”

She offered a bashful smile.

Gwendolyn stood there, dazed.

“Gwendolyn,” Selina went on, “he’s just acting all tough, throwing a hissy fit. I wouldn’t want our history to hurt a sweet soul like you. If you don’t believe me, let’s make a bet

“A bet on what?” Gwendolyn played along, curious.

Selina suddenly loughed, grabbed her hand, and led a leap into the Sapphire Serenity Lake.

Caught off guard, Gwendolyn plunged into the icy, profound depths of the lake, swallowing mouthfuls of water and being enveloped by a cloak of drowning terror,

Gwendolyn thrashed about in the water, her lungs squeezed with air, a suffocating weight pressed against her. Through her blurring consciousness, she saw a man of reserved elegance shed his coat and dive into the lake, swimming toward Selina.

the harsh winds of a

Gwendolyn’s strength ebbed, she closed her eyes and let herself

despair, a hand suddenly clutched her clothes, and a voice sneered, “Howard’s instinct to save Selina is in his bones. You should be grateful I’m even bothering to

buzzed, and

if you know what’s good for

closed, catching a glimpse of Howard swimming Selina to shore

her heart to her entire body, colder than

where a crowd of guests had

Howard’s waist, her wet clothes clinging to her frame.

was as if they were declaring to the world their rightful place

you’d be dead. Howard couldn’t care less about

e had or

He

seized the opportunity to sow discord, the only one aware

her chest and coughing, Gwendolyn

muddied and disheveled at

occasionally, a mix of pity and

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