Chapter 212

It was fifteen minutes to ten, before Madelyn had to go upstairs.

“Stand right there!”

She heard someone roar.

Then, she saw two persons walk into the neighborhood.

Forrest walked over with a cigarette in hand while a young, beautiful girl ran after him. She had long, wavy hair and wore a knitted long dress.

The girl ran to face him and slapped him across the face, “You’re scum, Forrest!”

She continued, “How dare you break up with me over a single text?! What do you take me for? Do you think I’m just a toy you can discard at your will?”

Forrest was unfazed. He chuckled and chucked away the cigarette he was holding. He stuck his hands into his pockets and said, “It was just a fling. We broke up because I got tired of it.”

The white streetlights shone on Forrest’s hair. The breeze gently blew against his bangs, and they fell over his eyes, which quickly swelled up and revealed a handprint from the slap.

“I’m not interested in women who desperately throw themselves at me. Maybe you should go. find someone else?”

The mature-looking girl took out a bottle of water and dumped its contents onto Forrest’s

head.

you wait. My dad

flung the empty bottle aside and stormed off, leaving a drenched Forrest behind. Forrest shook the water out of his hair and pulled his hair back.

girlfriend looking like this the last time I

then, Forrest looked over. His expression was as if he

the show?”

his gaze for a few seconds before she turned around and went into the escalator,

the password was correct. The string of numbers corresponded to Jadie’s birth year and

the password

opened the door. The lights in the living room were still on, but the room was completely

been left on for me.’

she was reminded of her soft bed. The initial rush of adrenaline she felt was instantly replaced with exhaustion.

kitchen and opened the fridge. She thought of having a glass of

BZZT! BZZT!

Madelyn’s phone in her pocket buzzed. She checked her phone, and it was from a

in her

Ethan: [You moved?]

She took out a pre-washed cucumber from the fridge and started eating it while typing

is being renovated.]

a light left on at Southern Haven Villas-the

as she stared at the five words in the text box. In the end, she did not send the text. She deleted her original response

indicated that the message had been sent

in his pajamas, leaning on the bedframe. He had a book about

Madelyn’s reply and revealed a small

finally stopped ignoring me,’ he thought.

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