Seduced by My Childhood Sweetheart’s Brother

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.

yesterday. I especially did not want to see Felix. But 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

that was the reason I wanted to go

I

with me, I suddenly changed. I no

I just wanted to stay quietly

I preferred finding a quiet place to read or daydream.

to do this in

I had gotten ready and opened the front door, Felix was coincidentally putting on his

Lilac on his arm.

not my year. I couldn’t believe that I had met

planning

go. I

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was startled. “You guys

let you gallivant off by yourself?” Felix looked sideways at me, and

felt the chill of dismay in

in on this hike? Couldn’t they just let

myself?

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

kill me.

hadn’t been others present, I really wanted to

didn’t want to see the two of them, but now, they were right under my nose! I was just punishing myself