Chapter 145



I glanced over at Ernest, and he was already looking back at me. Just the two of us in this room, and the atmosphere felt charged with something unspoken.

Damn it, we'd shared a hotel room before and it was nothing like this.

Now, here we were in this spacious two-bedroom apartment, and yet it felt as if there wasn't enough room to breathe, as if the walls were closing in

on us.

After a brief lock of eyes, Ernest broke the silence, "I think I should crash on the couch."

I was speechless.

"Your bedroom is a space for your real boyfriend, I... yeah, the couch is fine for me," he said, making me feel somehow guilty for relegating him there. But I knew what he was doing - this was his way of applying pressure, his way of saying he wanted to be more than just a placeholder.

They say honest men have deep tricks, and that couldn't be more true.

But I wasn't about to fall for it. "Suit yourself," I said with a shrug, quickly retreating into my parents' bedroom.

sleep eluded me. The fear I

Ernest hadn't shown up, even with my defenses up, I'm not sure

just happened to show

so I couldn't

getting ready for bed,

to those sounds, I

of my parents moving around the house. It was a comforting, grounding

that sound

to wait until I thought Ernest was asleep before checking

woke up in the

Stepping out of my parents' room, I was reminded of Ernest's presence.

awkwardly sprawled out, legs.l.ne

поте

off the edge.

footrest

was covered with my pink throw

Double standards.

my real boyfriend, and not sleeping in my

The Novel will be updated daily. Come back and continue reading tomorrow, everyone!

Comments ()

0/255