Chapter 200

I deleted and recomposed my reply many times. In the end, I only sent out one word, Goodnight.”

Matthew didn’t send me more text messages. I stared at my phone screen until it automatically switched off.

While I couldn’t return Matthew’s feelings, hurting him was not my intention. Yet he was hurt both mentally and physically after what had happened.

His birthday fell on Sunday. Helen called and asked if I wanted to attend his birthday party.

She told me that his childhood friends would be there to celebrate the occasion. None of his

family would be there.

For a moment, I was enticed. I wanted to be there to apologize to him. Regardless of what his family had done to me, I couldn’t deny that he had given me his heart.

But as I thought further, I was sure that Matthew had endured much of the grief in the past month. The answer I had given him that night must have plunged him into the depth of

despair. Soon enough, he would begin healing and move on.

Attending his birthday party might give him some false hope. It wasn’t fair to him, and it’d only prolong his suffering. I couldn’t do that.

turned Helen

before uttering, “Lulu,

didn’t refute it. Instead,

could chastise me.

injustice I experienced? Why couldn’t anyone put themselves in my shoes? What did I do wrong in the whole

a bad mood, so I

nightmare. I opened my eyes to

my pillow

“Sorry.”

a message from

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looked at the clock on

I racked

couldn’t figure out why

sudden message, I no longer felt sleepy. I stared at

groggily. Helen returned when I was

herself on the bed as

and stashed my toothbrush away. Then, I squeezed out a dollop of cleansing cream

She

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