Strings of Fate

Chapter 264

Cam 21- Fun and family

“Well, I’m not sure how that group chat would be fun for you. It mostly sounds embarrassing if you ask me.” I awkwardly point out. Harry laughs.

“It would take more than that to embarrass me. What do I have to be embarrassed about? Do you think I should be humiliated because you’ve turned me down?” He asks. I shake my head.

“No, that’s not what I meant at all.” I really didn’t.

“So all I’m really doing is asking my friends for advice. I’ve not exactly tried to pursue someone seriously before. When I realised that it wasn’t going to be as easy as I imagined, I recruited a few friends so that they could tell me when I’m being an absolute numbskull.” He

explains.

“Right… That still doesn’t exactly sound like fun.” I point out.

“It isn’t always, which is why I’m excited to tell them I got your number. It’s a win for me. This is already turning out to be a great day!” He says excitedly.

“Well, for one of us at least.” I mutter. I didn’t really intend for him to hear that comment but from the way he narrows his eyes I doubt I was as quiet as I thought I was.

“We should celebrate!” He announces.

fun.”

“What?” I’m confused.

doing when I got here? Something interesting? Or we could find something else to do?” He seems eager and heads straight through to

you know your phone is ringing? And I promise it isn’t me this time!” He calls out. I dash into the room and snatch up my

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in concern.

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know, you were like this last time I pointed out your phone too. Is something wrong? Last time I threw a bit of a jealous tantrum, sorry again about that. So I definitely wasn’t thinking straight, but now that I am I’m a little worried. Are you in trouble? Is someone bothering you? You’re very protective of your phone and you seem really anxious about it. I don’t know what good I’ll be, but I can try to help.” He offers earnestly, his blue eyes staring into mine. I want to brush him off, but isn’t he already helping? He helped send Simon away and there

it’s no big deal, not really. It’s just my family. Well, my mother and grandmother really, but when it comes to my family they’re the only ones whose opinions matter. They’re… not happy with me right now. They

dingbat was their idea?” He asks and

and wealth. I was happy to go along with

it immediately.

matchmaking? It sounds like there’s more to the story than that.” He prompts and

drink. Not that love potions are real. You can’t make someone fall in love. But you can temporarily trigger endorphins and make another person into the trigger so that they might be tricked into thinking they have feelings that they don’t really have. I got lucky, I had been testing a potion on myself earlier that day and it interacted weirdly with what they gave me. I ended up vomiting for like three days, but. the spell didn’t take. They admitted

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