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

ebbed, she closed her eyes and let herself sink.

Selina is

head buzzed, and her stomach twisted in pain.

know what’s good for you, you’ll

to the core, her eyes fluttered closed, catching a glimpse of

from her heart to her entire body, colder than the waters of Sapphire Serenity Lake in the dying days of spring.

where a crowd of guests had gathered, fussing over a

clung tightly to Howard’s waist, her wet clothes

their rightful place together, with Gwendolyn

see how perfect they are for each other?” Ryan taunted. “Without me, you’d be dead. Howard couldn’t care less about

e had or

He

the opportunity to sow discord, the only one aware of the

and coughing, Gwendolyn stood soaked

was muddied and disheveled

at her occasionally, a mix

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