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.

the group, saying he should keep it as a keepsake. Less than a minute later, she deleted it, claiming

time. He wanted to say something but held

to let her know the truth, but when it came time to

to spend your months' worth

longtime pal. Their friendship was over a decade strong, but some things were just hard to

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

wasn't worth it. The gift wasn't for him, and she nodded

bit, they went their separate ways. Jayden watched her walk away and let out a

did she end

couldn't stop himself from

and it's worth thousands. That must be months of her

having lunch with Kate. His irritation vanished the moment

to patch things up with a gift. Well, he could give her a

it, and throw in some sweet talk to soothe things over.

Kate

his phone back into

Kate didn't press further.

phone on the table. Kate had seen him

quickly punched in the code and opened

Allison. The last message was

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