Chasing His Kickass Luna Back by Jane Above Story

Chapter 0143
Abby

At the mention of the email and the rare ingredients, Karl’s face turns pale. Seeing him like this

instantly fills me with an odd sense of dread as my mind begins to whirl with unending questions: why

did Adam send him that email? Why did Karl give him rare ingredients? When did Karl give him rare

ingredients?

“Karl, please tell me what’s wrong,” I say again, more urgently this time.

He takes a deep breath, then finally speaks. “I bought a ton of ingredients for Adam,” he admits, his

voice barely above a whisper. “Rare ones. For his restaurant.”

My heart is in my throat. “For Adam’s restaurant? But why?” I ask, genuinely confused.

“He asked, and I just figured I would help him out,” he murmured. But as he speaks, his eyes dart away

from me, indicating that he’s lying. I’ve always been able to tell when he’s pulling my leg.

“You’d better not be trying to lie to me right now,” I warn, my voice brittle. “I know you too well for that.”

His shoulders slump, and he looks down at his hands, gripping the edge of the bed with white knuckles.

says, his voice low. “It wasn’t

it?” I press, but deep down, judging from

know the

another ragged breath as though trying to steady

to bribe him into… into breaking up with

swimming with thoughts, feelings, questions. I

feet, my voice rising an octave. “You what? You bribed him

with me?

voice is shaky, “I knew he was

to be just that: honest. To come clean about

your time on something that wasn’t

a sledgehammer, demolishing everything I

I find myself asking. “I don’t recall ever

in

as before. He can’t

you, Abby,” he says. “I love you. It

tangled up in a relationship with someone who didn’t feel the same way

can understand his reasoning a little bit, but it doesn’t make it

should have gotten involved.

gaze, and it infuriates me even more.

clutching at my hair. To think that