Why is he so sure that someone has called me earlier?
Susan's mind went blank for a few seconds.
Ian took the opportunity to get her phone to check her call and text history himself.
Susan blanched. "No!"
She wanted to get her phone back.
Alas, she was no match for the tall and strong Ian. He managed to unlock her phone easily and click into her history.
Susan: I hate this. He keeps badgering me nonstop, and I'm afraid I might suffocate one day.
Poppy: Then what are you going to do? If you can't stand it anymore, make a decision as soon as possible. Some people can be really shameless, so you'll have to be straightforward for him to stop.
Susan: Yeah, I got it.
Despite not knowing what her reaction was when she typed out the last message, he could feel her hatred and indifference.
Ian stiffened.
He stared at the chat history blankly as though a bucket of cold water had been dumped over his head, freezing him from head to toe.
Badger her? Shameless?
Slowly, he turned at his shoulder and pinned her with a withering look. One look from him was enough to send shivers down Susan's spine.
but no
about him. Back in the bus station, she was utterly frustrated and started
and hatred had overwhelmed her entire being
I badgering you?"
came her
you? And suffocating
pause, she
nails dug into her skin, drawing blood. Her palm
just admit to
and hope in her eyes disappeared without a trace, and she could
"Yes."
said, she would reply numbly,
Ian had left.
word or react violently. All he did was walk
Susan was dumbstruck.
back. His departure was like an iron shard stabbing straight into her heart, and the pain turned her
I'm sorry, Ian.
home slowly, looking
that Ian had arrived safely and
left her phone aside. That day, she sat in her spot for the entire afternoon until
reality, she had never had a
were many boys who had a
she had never fallen in love with anyone else. She wanted to focus on her studies and develop her career before
start to care for him? I went against the social norms
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