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.

cracked because of that, and as if it

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

see tears welling up in Evangeline's eyes because

if he was protecting me from her. Is that why he's here now, even though his suspension hasn't been lifted

to me?! You bullshit!" she sat on the

felt sorry for Evangeline. It seems like that phone had

that too much,

glanced at me briefly before turning

I'm in charge, Rose," he stated, ignoring Evangeline's and

he said something to Evangeline that sent

don't mess with my girl," he said

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

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

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

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

staring at me while sitting on the couch. Maybe he was waiting for me to give him some respect, but even if he killed me now, I would never give it to

kitchen to drink

room. More like, I sprinted. I can deal with the exhaustion and the awkwardness I will feel if I

snapping

a confused expression. She leaned against the wall, watching me closely

washing the glass I used and placing it in the rack. "You never even asked me if I was okay before, and now here

I called that you didn't stay late for anything today," she explained before glancing at the wall clock in the

say, you won't believe me anyway. You'll still believe Dad,"

her, even though she was already mad and calling me by

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