Chapter 249

Ethan kept giving me hope, only to rip it away when I was about to let go-leaving me crushed, hopeless, and utterly defeated.

"He's not someone worth liking, and I don't want to waste any more time loving someone who will never love me back

I wasn't a genius, but I knew when to walk away.

"Lyla, he never loved me. In fact, all be's done is hurt me repeatedly. How could I stay with someone like that?"

The thought of Ethan's actions made me frown slightly. A sharp pain in my stomach caused me to bite down on my lip.

There was a pause on the other end of the line, Lyla seemed hesitant, and after a moment of silence, her voice came through cautiously.

exactly how they seem. Maybe he's done a lot for you but just hasn't told

testing the waters, probing my feelings and trying to gauge my

If he hasn't stood up for me, it's not love. Love means having someone's back, being biased in their favor, and offering unconditional trust.

know if Erhan's

love

that his feelings for her were pure-untainted by

me. She was the

to express his feelings," Lyla said softly, her

know how to show

and seeing a person's whole character through that lens. "Lyla, he doesn't deserve love. If he really loved someone, he'd understand what it means to set boundaries. He's

pursue him, and I don't want anything to do with him anymore. I just want to hold onto whatever dignity I

didn't care. I was done playing their

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