Chapter 24 24: An apology

Gabriel felt like someone had just squeezed his heart.

Eveline's words were so harsh that he felt the weight of the words he used for her the day he confronted her.

'I thought you were still naive, but you turned out to be like those girls who would jump on any guy to get their attention. I thought we were friends, but you took that friendship in the wrong way. You have put us both in trouble with this stupid stunt. How are we going to face those disgusting stares from students?'

Gabriel closed his eyes, wishing he had not lost his composure that day, but he was too shaken to discover that Eveline had made up her crush on him just to get his attention.

Gabriel kept thinking back on his actions to this point and wondered, 'How did I even think Eveline would do such a thing?'

Gabriel paused, cleared his mind, and opened his eyes to see Eveline grinning back at him.

With that vacant expression in his eyes, Eveline was devastated and said, "I know you do not have to repeat it."

All those years when Eveline loved him, for once she wanted to see a glint of love and admiration in Gabriel's eyes, but all she saw was vacancy. She wondered for a while whether Gabriel ever felt anything at all, but she threw away her suspicions after learning of his extramarital affair.

Conversely, Gabriel was perplexed by the response she offered him. He wanted to apologize to her for what he had said to her that day, but she refused to listen to him and went on making fun of herself.

She didn't realize when mist formed in her eyes but she

the worst, she had no desire to ponder

their drive to Miller's Mansion came to an end and Eveline

heard the sound of the car's door

halted when he

made his heart flutter. If only he had realized this girl's beauty, perhaps he would not have struggled with-

he suddenly closed the distance between them to the point that she felt the warmth his tall

this desperate, not even when

ever thought of her as a childhood friend, but as they grew older, Eveline started to change her mind and gradually started to feel something for him,

better than to ignore all of her cues, but he felt compelled to apologize to her

whatever I said that day." He apologized profusely for anything he had said

as big as a blooming flower,

do something ridiculous that would affect both of our lives," Gabriel

Gabriel did not want his ideas to get mixed up and make him regret not

Eveline in the first place and to hold her accountable for something she was forced into, but his judgment was distorted by his anger

deep breath, Gabriel eventually worked up the bravery to grasp her hand and say, "I know I made a mistake and it hurts me. Please

"..."

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