Chapter 123

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Even if I would hate to admit it out loud, I loved the ring Alex had bought me. I could stare at it forever, and I kept stealing glances at it all the time.

It wasn’t a traditional engagement, but it was still an engagement per se. That didn’t change the fact that i was mad at him. He lied about being engaged to Hannah while I was stupidly falling for him, and then he threatened Jenny’s life to get his way.

It’s always that with him. His way or the highway.

“If you take your eyes off your ring, nobody is going to steal it.” Alex deadpanned, and I squirm, looking away instantly.

I glared at him. It may not be as cold or scary as his, but it was an effort nonetheless.

“Oh. I’m scared.” He joked, dipping his head back into his stupid iPad. God knew what he read there all day long.

My glare only hardened, but when he didn’t look up to entertain me, I continued stirring the batter in my hands. I was angry baking, and he was sitting at the counter. Uninvited.

Just then, his phone buzzes. Alex’s eyes flickers to him and he winced for a fraction of a second before his face fell back to the forever poker one.

He picks his phone and leaves the space, and even though I kept telling myself that I hated that he was making an effort to stay around me even if silently since the Jenny incident yesterday, I missed

his

presence almost immediately.

Oh God, if this goes on, I would be in so much trouble.

When Alex returns after a few minutes, his lips are turned into a thin line and his facial features are hardened as if he was a prisoner of his own mind, a million things running through them. Even though he looked at me, he wasn’t really looking at me.

My heart thumps louder and I leave the batter on the counter. “What’s wrong?”

get married,” Alex announces like he was telling the weather, and not

event.

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when you threatened Jenny’s

inhales. “We’re going to

My jaw

He nods.

towards him. “You- You said I get to

was cold,

a decision that would change us

night. I was going to have dark circles on

Great.

by the time Lana comes to my room, and I wish I could say

ushers me downstairs where I assumed Alex would be there, but he wasn’t.

me with

but it looked like a sundress at best. It was nowhere near a wedding

get

in the car beside

that out

“N

smile. “But it wasn’t hard to guess what went through your mind.”

window for the rest of the ride, my breakfast threatening

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