The Unwanted Bride Of Atticus Fawn

Chapter 286

~SCARLETT~

I touched my lips while I stared at my pink cheeks in the bathroom mirror.

My body was still tingling from head to toe.

I kissed Carter. Technically, he kissed me, but I also kissed him back in front of hundreds of spectators. A part of me didn’t want the kiss to stop.

I grab my phone and stare at the video I was tagged in. Why did we look so perfect together? I always thought he looked perfect with Clara, but I was wrong. For some strange reason, we matched perfectly, at least while kissing. Any other time, I looked like a nerd who was trying her best to gain the attention of the most popular guy at school.

This was all Clara’s fault. She gave me a makeover, and I didn’t recognize myself anymore. She’d made me into someone who looked perfect next to Carter Prince.

I bit my lip and pressed my head against the mirror. I couldn’t even recognize myself anymore. I looked and felt like a different person.

this way.

to

thing by listening to Clara. Her revenge blinded her. In the end,

her face when Carter kissed me. She was hurt. She didn’t want to admit it, but she was in pain. Not once did Carter seem to care

hated that I felt this way. It was wrong.

going was how Carter treated her after the breakup. He disrespected her in every way possible, and even I wanted him to pay for hurting her. But I wasn’t sure if this was the right way to do it, especially

flew open suddenly, and I lifted my face from the mirror to find Clara with tears

We both ask each other at

urge her. “Why are

Clara barely ever hugged me. This revenge plan of hers has us the closest we’ve ever been. This is another reason that made me want

“I thought he loved me, Scarlett. He treated me with love and respect. At least, I thought so. I was so shocked when I saw those pictures of him in another girl’s arms. I was so stupid for months; he had me fooled for a long time. I thought he was a good person; I did. I knew there were things that he wasn’t perfect at. He was never romantic or did the little things like open doors for me, but he always

She was still deeply in love with Carter despite everything he’d done. It

could I be so selfish and even, for a split second, be happy that Carter showed me some attention? What the hell was