Chasing His Kickass Luna Back by Jane Above Story

Chapter 0149
Abby

I push open the door to the restaurant, the soft chime signaling my unexpected entrance. I feel the

weight of curious gazes on me—Daisy, Ethan, a few waiters. They’re all surprised to see me back so

early.

“Abby, what are you doing here?” Ethan asks, a mix of confusion and concern etching his face. “We

thought you weren’t supposed to be back from your vacation until tomorrow.”

“I just… wasn’t really feeling it,” I say, forcing a smile that probably looks more like a grimace. “I

decided to come back a little early.”

Ethan nods. Maybe he’s satisfied with my response, or maybe he just figures that it’s not his business.

But then my eyes lock with Chloe’s. The slight tilt of her head, the thin press of her lips—it all screams,

‘We need to talk.’

“As happy as I am to see you home early,” Chloe says, lowering her voice, “I think we should talk.

Now.”

soon as we’re enclosed in the privacy of my dimly lit

an expression that’s a cross between

she says, folding her

almost inaudible sigh, feeling the burden of

her—or anyone, for that matter. It’s

to come

lift. “Oh yeah? Just got lonely on your ‘solo vacation’,

give her a

down, leaning her elbows on the desk. There’s an air of annoyance

truth, Abby. All

wants to keep up the lie, but I know that it’s no use. Chloe has always been too

lies. Taking a deep breath, I start to recount the events—how Karl and I went back to

the dinner,

bribed Adam into leaving you?” Chloe’s voice sharpens,

indignant fury on my

“Adam is gay. But that’s besides

“What really sucks is that Karl was going to bribe

regardless of

mutter, running a hand through my hair. “And I really thought

person, too.”

back, sighing as she pinches the bridge of her

letting him manipulate us into thinking he’d

“No kidding.”