Seduced by My Childhood Sweetheart’s Brother

Chapter 36

“That’s enough. It’s pointless.” Felix’s tone was annoyed. “I’ll say this for the last time, Mom. Luna is, at most, only a sister to

me, though not by blood. I will never have romantic feelings for her as long as I live. I’m going back inside. You can work on this yourself.”

I crouched outside the fence, crying while thoughts ran through my mind. I really needed to get rid of this eavesdropping habit.

I thought I had shielded myself enough, but the moment I heard Felix say that he would never like me romantically and that he only wanted to marry Lilac, my tears fell uncontrollably.

If he didn’t want me, then I didn’t want him either!

I told myself again and again–I needed to get over Felix for good!

It had been several days since I’d seen Felix. I quietly enjoyed my vacation time without interruption.

Felix ‘came knocking on my door Saturday afternoon. I didn’t really want to see him. What happened the last time he was here still remained fresh in my memory. But Mom quickly opened the door and asked

what he was there for.

Felix peered in past the door to look inside. I was splayed out on the couch watching a TV show,

laughing my head off.

I never dared laugh out loud in the past, no matter how happy I was, nor lay on the couch in a mess like this, all because Felix once said that he liked demure girls. Afterward, I tried my best to appear ladylike

would pay more attention to

and I had nothing to do with one another,

again. I could

briefly when he saw me.

to invite me out

still let him into the

new barbecue place on Agave Street. They

treat you,” Felix

lay there unmoving, save for the shaking of my head. “I don’t want to go. It’s

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been overjoyed it Felix had invited me out. I

after all that had happened. I just wanted to

in the past year, accidents seemed to always happen whenever he and I were together. Things got so unlucky

want anything else to happen and

hospital again.

insisted, I continued shaking my head and refusing to go out

come out with me. Think of this as an apology for what

do you need to

of conflict, so I’ll

how genuine

ever since dating Lilac. He barely talked in the past, especially when

saving

had