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.

houses were next to each other, and even bumping into each other

that was the reason I wanted to go

was very athletic, and in the past, I loved things like hiking

changed. I no longer liked sports that were

like crowds. I just wanted to

than going hiking in a group, I preferred finding a

this in order

the front

Lilac on his arm.

my year. I couldn’t believe that I

not planning to say

go. I called a cab

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“You guys are going,

gallivant off by yourself?” Felix looked sideways at me, and there was mockery in his

chill of dismay

Couldn’t they

myself?

one who had organized this, and if I were to cancel now, the

kill me.

others present, I really wanted to slap myself in

out because I didn’t want to see the two of them, but now, they were right under my nose!

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