Chapter 52

“Is that all?” I asked, pushing for more.

“Yeah, that’s all.”

Chapter 52

I raised an eyebrow, “You don’t like him at all?”

“A little, I guess.”

After Christine replied, she suddenly let out a sarcastic laugh, “But what’s the use of liking someone? My mom used to say she married my dad because they were madly in love.”

“But that didn’t stop them from throwing dishes at each other when they fought. Is there anything like true and lasting love in the world?

I knew, deep down, she didn’t believe in love, not even familial love.

After her father’s business went belly up, he turned to drinking, gambling, and started to lash out, hitting both his wife and Christine.

Her mom just disappeared one day, leaving her to grow up with that excuse of a father, taking beatings more times than she could count.

the mood, so I changed the subject with a grin, “But why have your

been

out on the rooftop in

me touch

when I saw her and

freaked out, thinking I was trying

was just trying to clear her head, not jump off, but I almost gave her a

that incident turned us from mere roommates

Got you some bagels and yogurt, take the rest to the office,

love me the

“I clearly only love

didn’t bother me,

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actually pretty smooth when I could just focus on

left work

one night to get her a new car, painted

colleagues even commented on how close you have to be to someone to get

fishbone stuck in

lover give me a hard time, then showed up at my doorstep,

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