Chasing His Kickass Luna Back by Jane Above Story

Chapter 0144
There’s a long, heavy silence. After what feels like an eternity, Karl finally meets my eyes, and there’s a

raw, aching vulnerability there that makes my heart drop into my stomach. “You’re right,” he says

quietly, his voice filled with regret. “I didn’t know at first. I just knew that he wasn’t that invested in you,

and figured that he’d take the bait.”

My heart shatters. All at once, I want to scream, cry, and pass out. I can’t decide which; maybe all

three. “I can’t believe this, Karl. How could you do something like that? Something so… c unning?”

He looks as if he wants to say something, to justify himself, but he doesn’t. Instead, he stands there,

staring at me with a sort of defeated look in his eyes, as if realizing that there are some things that even

words can’t fix.

“Abby, I—”

“Don’t,” I cut him off, my voice breaking. “Just don’t even bother, Karl. I’ve heard enough. And to think

that all this time, I really thought you were changing, becoming a better man like you said you would.”

step toward me. “Trust me,

for you. To be the man that you

let out a wry chuckle. “Bu llsh it,” I

away from him, putting as much distance between

first thing in the morning. You can stay here, and you don’t have to worry about

restaurant with me. We’re

He knows he’s lost this battle, this

lost in our own ways. For a moment, we

him for any

the door to leave. But he

and speaks without looking over his shoulder. “I’m

choked with emotion. “I never wanted to hurt

too late for that, Karl. You

…

over my laptop as I try

home.

I can accept that. What I can’t reconcile with is the

Adam have taken Karl’s bribe regardless of

they manipulate the course of my

my emotions and a fool out