Facade of Love

Chapter 343 The Crushed Confession

Maxwell shot her down with such brutal honesty. Zoe’s voice only grew more wobbly, “I can take care of my own stability and security. Who’s to say who is right for dating or marriage? Isn’t that something you figure out as you go along? You’re rejecting me without even giving it a thought. Is it because there’s someone else you like?”

Zoe’s voice was tentative, almost afraid of the answer.

The air hung heavy for a moment before Maxwell finally said, “No.”

It seemed Zoe picked up on Maxwell’s chill because her voice slowly evened out. “So, it’s just that you don’t like me, plain and simple?”

“That’s not it,” Maxwell’s voice was tinged with a hint of frustration, “You’re great, Zoe. That’s not what I am saying.”

The stairwell went silent for what felt like an eternity but was probably only half a minute. I could not make out the looks on their faces, and I sure did not know what was going down, but it was clear as day that Maxwell had just turned Zoe down. After a long pause, Zoe’s voice echoed, “Thanks for being honest with me. I get it now.”

a tiny grunt, like a weight had been lifted off his shoulders. When I heard footsteps, I got all jittery, scared of

was not trying to snoop. It had been a total fluke. If they caught me lurking, I would die

gave me a heart attack. I turned around slowly to find Zoe with eyes

“Uh, hey… what are you doing you here?” She was still a bundle of nerves, stepping closer. “You heard

honest mistake, would you believe me?”

her, “No way, I wouldn’t do that. You’ve got guts, you

the other person felt and standing strong even after a letdown was very brave to me. She

comfort thing, especially when it came to love gone wrong. I gave it a shot anyway, though. “Hey, love doesn’t come with a rulebook. You liked him, so you told him. That’s totally cool. If he doesn’t

out laughing, her eyes crinkling up like little crescents. “Yvette,

not help smiling sheepishly. Comforting really was not my strong

343 The Crushed

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