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.

seem. Maybe he's done a lot for

the waters, probing my feelings and trying

not love. Love means having someone's back, being biased in their

Erhan's feelings for Leah

love

else, but what I did mow was that his feelings for her were pure-untainted by

was the one he would always choose, while I was the

said softly, her confidence wavering. "I heard he's cut ties with his

just doesn't know how to show

sighed deeply. Lyla had always lived in a world where people were kind, where the dangers of the heart were easily overlooked. She believed the best in people, piecing together fragments of goodness 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 always defended Leah,

with him anymore. I just want to hold onto whatever dignity I have

me selfish or say I didn't know when to be gracious. I didn't care. I was done playing their games, I refused

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