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.

screen cracked because of that, and as if

just stood there, staring at her phone. It was completely destroyed. I don't think it can be fixed, even if she takes it

I could see tears welling up in Evangeline's eyes because of

started to wonder why Ash was acting like this... as if he was protecting me from her. Is that why he's here now, even though his suspension hasn't been lifted

throughout the room. "Do you even know how much that phone means to me?! You bullshit!" she sat on the floor to pick up her shattered phone.

felt sorry for Evangeline. It seems like that phone

much, Ash?" I

didn't respond. He just glanced at me briefly before turning his attention back

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

then he said something to Evangeline that

lastly, don't mess with my girl," he said with authority before pulling

home." You've been coming home at

taking her left hand and pressing

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

back. I was begging for her to love me and take my side, even just once, while she was begging for my father's love, even

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

went to the kitchen to

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

snapping me back to

leaned against the wall, watching me closely as I

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

late because of schoolwork, but your classmate said when I called that you didn't stay late for anything today," she explained before glancing at the wall clock

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

got the courage to talk back to her, even though she was already mad and calling me by my

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