Chapter 26: It’s Not My Fault We’re Falling Apart

He grabbed my right arm and pulled me up. I wasn't planning on following him, but he was so strong that he pulled me to my feet.

"If you have something to discuss with me, talk to me directly," Ash added, giving her a deadly glare.

"How can I talk to you if you won't even bother to meet me, Cassius?" Evangeline said, the frustration evident in her voice.

Ash was able to push her to her limit, unlike anyone else. What's their real relationship? I know it's not just friendship, and I'm not stupid enough not to notice that. "We have nothing to talk about," Ash answered, his tone cold.

Evangeline raised a brow. "Really?"

Her expression changed again. It became neutral, but it was enough to give me chills. To be honest, she was extraordinarily scary today.

Who are you really, Evangeline?

"If you continue seeing her, I'm afraid I'll have to suspend her for real, this time," Evangeline said, looking at me as if she was asking me to play along.

But I didn't. I just want to leave this place. Both of them were draining me out.

"You can't do that." Ash said, smirking. "You don't have any evidence, do you?

"I do have one." Evangeline smirked before reaching into her pocket. But she seemed alarmed when she couldn't find it. "Fuck, where's my phone?!" "Looking for this?"

My eyes widened when I saw Ash holding Evangeline's phone. I tilted my head, wondering how Ash managed to get her phone without her noticing.

"There. You don't have any evidence anymore," Ash said, twirling the phone in his hand before letting it fall to the floor.

of that, and as if

destroyed. I don't

tears welling up in Evangeline's eyes because of

acting like this... as if he was protecting me from her. Is that why he's here now, even though his

to me?! You bullshit!" she sat on the floor to pick up

felt sorry for Evangeline. It

that too much, Ash?"

glanced at me

some things, but in this University, I'm in charge, Rose," he stated, ignoring Evangeline's and my words. "Remember

final words, but then he said something to Evangeline that sent chills

mess with my girl," he said with authority before pulling me out of the

mother said when I got home." You've been coming home at this hour for several days now,

hand and pressing it to my

hate myself for loving my mother this much, despite her not giving me the love

because I see myself in her. We're both begging for love from someone who can't give it back. I was begging for her to love

at me while sitting on the couch. Maybe he was waiting for me to give him some respect,

the kitchen to

how I ran away after he pulled me outside the student council room. More like, I sprinted. I can deal with the exhaustion and

my mom called, snapping me back to

leaned against the wall, watching me

have a lot of time on your hands now, Mom," I said sarcastically before washing the glass I used and placing it in the rack. "You never even asked me if I was okay before, and now here you are, following me wherever I go." I wasn't the type of person who would talk back to my mom, but I felt like I was about to lose my sanity if I didn't say what was

understand if you were staying late because of schoolwork, but your classmate said when I called that you didn't stay late for

me anyway. You'll still believe Dad," I said in a low and

was already mad and calling me by my full

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