Chapter 25

I smiled and leaned on Aunt Mel’s shoulder like I used to do when I was young. I said playfully, “Aunt Mel, please don’t say things like this again. If my boyfriend finds out, he’ll be unhappy.”

That night, I lay in bed sleeplessly for a long time. The pain in my heart continued to spread, and I gritted my teeth as I endured it.

When it was almost dawn, Felix sent me a message on WhatsApp. “Do you really have a boyfriend? Who

is he?”

I stared at the phone screen unblinkingly for a long time until my eyes began to ache.

No matter who he was, it wasn’t Felix. Why did he still have to ask so much?

I put the phone on silent mode and tossed it at the foot of the bed without replying.

I didn’t have a boyfriend. Whoever he was, it was my business and had nothing to do with Felix. I had no

reason to tell him anything.

The next morning, with huge dark circles under my eyes, I made plans with a few of my high school

friends to go hiking.

our houses were next to each other, and even bumping into each other was a normal occurrence. The only way to avoid him was to

reason I wanted

and in the past, I

Felix cut off ties with me, I suddenly changed. I no longer liked sports that were too extreme, nor

crowds. I just wanted

going hiking in a group, I preferred finding a

do this in order to

front door, Felix was coincidentally putting

Lilac on his arm.

Lilac.” This was really not my year. I couldn’t believe that I had met them again! I greeted

not planning

punctual. Let’s go.

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startled. “You guys are

let you gallivant off by yourself?”

chill of dismay

in on this hike? Couldn’t they just

myself?

I not go? But I was the one who had organized this, and if I were

kill me.

others present, I really

want to see the two of them, but now, they were right under my nose! I

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