Girl Get Rid Of That Jerk by Melissa Johns

Chapter 203

Since finding out about Allison's real identity, Pearl had been venting about Kate

to her girlfriends more times than she could count. But she'd never say a word of it to Kate's face. The illusion of their friendship had to be kept up.

Pearl gave Kate's shoulder a reassuring pat, "Come on, Kate, don't be so hard on yourself. Honestly, Allison's the real joke here. Remember when you first got back? We all saw how Shawn couldn't get enough of you. Allison's been played for a fool so many times, she's the one who's a joke!"

Kate gave a small smile, her mood lifting a bit, "You're right. Allison is the joke."

Pearl took a sip from her margarita, grinning, "Hey, Kate, I heard Allison's got a new boyfriend now. Does that mean you and Shawn are getting back on track?"

Kate's gloomy expression was hidden in the shadows. She forced a smile,

about Shawn's dramatic antics over Allison, and there was no way Pearl hadn't heard. Her questions were clearly

knew Pearl wasn't as innocent as

Shawn's company

hospital recently. Must've been from working too hard. I was too busy to swing by Oak Lake, but Colt mentioned it was pretty serious, hospitalized for days. What's up with

serious, just run down from overworking, and his immune system took a

Hospitalized just for a cold? Sounds like his immune system needs a

"By the way,

shifted, and she barely managed

named Hank. He was three years younger and used to be a bartender at a nightclub before they met. The