Chapter 56

“She’s your brother’s girlfriend and will be part of your family in the future. Don’t tell me you don’t know,” I

said with a dismissive snort, not believing him for a second.

Colin picked up a napkin to wipe his mouth and set it down, his eyes shimmering with an unreadable

light. “Don’t joke about this. You and Felix have been betrothed since childhood. He could never have

another girlfriend in his life. Lilac Hawthorn, what a tacky name.”

I looked at Colin’s innocent face, suddenly at a loss for words.

He never bothered with lies. He genuinely didn’t know about Felix and Lilac’s relationship.

The idea that Felix and I were bound to be together for life had been deeply embedded in the minds of

everyone who knew us.

It was like that time during our senior year in high school when I stood at the front of the classroom.

explaining that Felix and I were merely neighbors. However, no one would believe our journey had

reached its

Felix and

and pursuit of him were all

brother, was completely unaware of all this was

stemmed from guilt. It was as if he considered

to make

Colin’s kindness wasn’t because of Felix, and it

truth. Felix and I never had

our high

she had been with Felix since their senior year. They

College, and Felix genuinely cares

down his fork, gazing at me with disbelief as if attempting to verify the validity of

said seemed

managed to maintain a calm composure while meeting Colin’s stare.

felt a deep sense of sorrow, and my

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to cry, but I couldn’t

and quickly picked up a tissue to wipe them away. I took the tissue from him, buried my face in it, and cried silently, letting out

of pain and sorrow over the past two years. There were a few moments when tears

front of Colin at

all the grievances and sadness buried deep

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