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 it wasn't enough, Ash stomped on

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

up in Evangeline's eyes because of what

wonder why Ash was acting like this... as if he was protecting me from her. Is that

much that phone means to me?! You bullshit!" she sat on the floor to pick up her shattered phone.

for Evangeline. It seems like that

that too much, Ash?"

glanced at me briefly before turning his attention back to

some things, but in this University, I'm in charge, Rose,"

were his final words, but then he

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

home." You've been coming home at this hour for several

hand and pressing it to my forehead

much, despite her not giving me the 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

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

kitchen to drink some

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

snapping me back to

expression. She leaned against

never even asked me if I was okay before, and now here you

that you didn't stay late for anything today," she

You'll still believe Dad," I

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

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