Girl Get Rid Of That Jerk by Melissa Johns

Chapter 9

The person who came over was Shawn's buddy, Jayden. He had shown a bit of sympathy for Allison during their last hangout. Allison had known him for nearly three years and had always thought well of him.

"I'm just picking up a few things," she replied casually.

Jayden glanced at the bag she was holding. "Is that a gift for Shawn?"

Allison found it too much of a hassle to explain, so she just nodded.

"You know, that brand of watch isn't cheap. Even the basic models cost a small fortune. You really don't have to splurge like that on Shawn..."

He didn't deserve it.

Shawn had openly admitted that he couldn't let go of Kate and only saw Allison as a backup. Last night, he had even ditched Allison and left with Kate, hand in hand, right in front of everyone.

After they left the birthday party, Shawn and Kate spent the night at a hotel-something Allison had no clue about, but Jayden did.

There was a small group chat with their circle of friends. Despite dating Shawn for three years, Allison had never been added to this group. But as soon as Kate returned to town, Shawn added her right in.

Kate randomly posted a picture of her and Shawn in bed to the group, saying he should keep it as a keepsake. Less than a

saw it just in time. He wanted to say

Allison to move on, to let her know the

don't need to spend your months' worth of salary on a pricey

his longtime pal. Their friendship was over a decade strong, but some things were

gift she worked so hard to buy. But that was too harsh, and Jayden didn't have

Shawn wasn't worth it. The gift wasn't for him, and she nodded with a dismissive smile. "Sure, I won't do

a bit, they went their separate ways. Jayden watched her

did she end up caught up

himself from texting

girlfriend's really great. I just saw her buying you a watch, and it's

message while having lunch with Kate. His irritation vanished the moment he read

was trying to patch

accept the gift, apologize for his tone, tell her not to worry about it, and throw in some sweet talk to soothe things over. Allison would

Who's texting?" Kate asked from

phone back into his pocket and shrugged.

Kate didn't press further.

his phone on the table. Kate had seen him enter his

the code

chat with Allison. The last message was from a week ago. Allison