Seduced by My Childhood Sweetheart’s Brother

Chapter 171

“Luna, I’m not telling you this to upset you. I just want to share. I like him so much. Why can’t he see it? Especially since you appeared, he won’t even give me a second glance. Do you think I’ll never win him over in this lifetime? Should I give up?”

I was put in a difficult position. How was I supposed to respond?

If I said yes, it would inevitably hurt Helen. I didn’t want to become the Lilac of the past, nor did I want Helen to become the me of the past.

If I said no, I would only make things difficult for myself. It’d be like shooting myself in the

foot.

Matthew was a suitor I wanted to give a chance to. He was a former high school classmate who grew up with me and had liked me for many years. Encouraging Helen to continue pursuing Matthew would be absurd. It would also hurt Matthew’s feelings.

“Well, I think you need to decide for yourself. It’s difficult for me to comment on this,” I

said with some difficulty but absolute sincerity.

“Hmph, what’s so hard about it? You don’t like him, yet you’re holding onto him. Either way, it’s unfair.”

I was speechless.

hadn’t fallen for Matthew yet, but that didn’t mean

was prepared to accept Matthew. The fact that he had an admirer as excellent as Helen made me feel

Matthew, I was both a childhood friend and

that once Matthew and I became a couple, I wouldn’t tolerate him having

only was Helen troubled, but I was somewhat

about this. By the end, I mentioned how childhood friends were especially dangerous in romantic

“Lulu, you’re finally getting jealous over me. Looks like

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of unrequited love weren’t in

was another party in the evening. There were dazzling lights and overflowing wine. The private room was shrouded in mist and the smell of

too lively for my taste. I habitually went outside for some

rooms had a long corridor outside. It was a separate space. I felt that leaning on

inside.

I saw Matthew and a friend of his sitting on a couch near

are you planning to settle

been thinking about it

cares so much. about your status as the heir. How could he allow you to marry a woman outside the social circle? Our lives have already