Seduced by My Childhood Sweetheart’s Brother

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

paused for a while before uttering, “Lulu, you’re coldblooded when you’re

refute it. Instead,

chastise me. After all, I

themselves in my shoes? What did I do wrong

was in a bad mood,

opened my

my pillow suddenly lit

“Sorry.”

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clock on the phone. It was 1:35

I racked

but couldn’t figure out why

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

up groggily. Helen returned when I

me and removed her coat surreptitiously. Then, she threw herself on the bed as if she just

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

She