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

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

I could see tears welling up in Evangeline's

if he was protecting me from her. Is that why he's here

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

suddenly felt sorry for Evangeline. It seems like that phone had sentimental

too much, Ash?"

respond. He just glanced at me briefly before

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

then he said something to Evangeline that sent chills down

with my girl," he said with authority before pulling me

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

Mom," I said, taking her left hand and pressing it

loving my mother this much, despite her not giving me the

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

was waiting for me to give him some respect,

kitchen to

student council room. More like, I sprinted. I can deal with the exhaustion and

mom called, snapping me back to

leaned against the wall, watching me closely

rack. "You never even asked me if I was okay before, and now here you are, following me wherever I go."

if you were staying 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 in the

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

her, even though she was already mad and calling me by my full name, which just meant

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