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.

that, and as if it wasn't enough, Ash stomped on her

was completely destroyed. I don't think it can be fixed, even if she takes

welling up in Evangeline's eyes because of

this... as if he was protecting me from

means to me?! You bullshit!" she

Evangeline. It seems like that

too much,

at me briefly before turning

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

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

mess with my girl," he said with authority before

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

said, taking her left hand and pressing it to my forehead as a sign of

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

begging for love from someone who can't give it 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 though

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

went to the kitchen to drink some

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

snapping

looked at her with a confused expression. She leaned

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."

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

You'll still

courage to talk back to her, even though she was already

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