Chapter 2399

Sophie realized she was going nowhere with the conversation, so she decided to retreat gracefully by immersing herself in a game on her phone.

Upon arriving home, she gave a casual wave goodbye to her friend and headed towards her door. After taking a few steps, she paused and called back, "Are we still on for a run tomorrow morning?" "Definitely! I'll be here right on time to wake you!" Jake responded with a laugh.

"Okay, goodnight then!" Sophie waved once more, her steps light as she entered her home.

Jake watched her through the fence until she was safely inside. Only then did he turn towards his own home, his expression cooling as he dialed Blair's number, "Did you make it home?"

"Just got in. I'm free tomorrow morning; thought I'd stop by your place," Blair offered.

"Don't bother. She doesn't seem to care, so why should I?" Jake's voice carried a note of frustration.

The more he tried to elicit a response, the colder he felt inside.

Blair chuckled softly, "Come on, don't give up so soon. You're just getting started. Keep calm."

tactics, feeling more like a clown each time Sophie showed her indifference. "Whether she cares or not doesn't change how I feel about her. So why should I need

to be with Sophie,

just worry about how things might

got your back. Just follow my lead!" Blair assured

appreciate it," Jake replied, feeling a bit more

me. I'm off to shower. See

"Alright, night."

call ended, Jake stepped

*

bouncing between Finn's comment about the "perfect girl" and the image of

tossed and turned, struggling to fall

dream. She found herself back in that private room, witnessing Jake and

looked at Jake, her heart

Jake just glanced at her with a cool, dismissive look and calmly replied, "You must

expression instantly

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