Chapter 34
1 led my eyes in exasperation.
The three people I liked the least in the world had all managed to amoy me in one day.
“Seema, L.” Elma started with a trembling, teary voice. “I was the one who asked Julum to call you”
This number could just be marked as spam and blocked, then.
“Serena. I made a mistake in a moment of confusion. I want to ask you out for a meal to apologize to you hope that you can forgive me,” she continued as she sobbed.
thated people who always seemed to be on the verge of tears when they talked. It just felt so hollow and take. She was just trying to put on a weak and pitiful facade to force others to be strong for her and protect her
Wasn’t this just a new form of emotional blackma?
“There’s no need. I won’t pursue what you’ve done in the past. But please stay out of my life from now on. That includes Julian as well. At the very least, don’t go out of your way to show up in front of me.”
After I said that I hung up in anger.
“Let’s think about this What’s their angle this time? Lila said, sitting cross–legged on the chair across from the.
tossed my phone onto the bed and scoffed in disdain, “It’s just the usual scheming from Elena. She unintentionally revealed her darker side to Julian. He’s clearly rotten to the cor, but he still demands petection from others. Naturally, she needs to earn my forgiveness t she wants follan back.
Lila telt that what!
it I said made sense.
The phone rang again, and both Lila and I recolled in horror. It rang for a long time before I finally sunanced up the determination to answer it.
“Hello“”” called out tentatively.
“Helio, is this Ms Ashford Aclear, sweet voice could be heard.
“Yes, this is,“I responded.
The Patek Phillippe watch you sent us for repair has been fixed when would you like to pick it up
Ichecked my watch. It happened to be Saturday tomorrow, and the coffee shop was closed for the first half of the day,
Tlcome by tomorow,” 1 sil
After hanging up looked at me seriously. “Em coming with you.”
“There’s no need. It’s close by, I’ll come back quickly, I lay on the bed.
“No, I live to go with you, Lila sad stubbornly
I knew Lik was worried about me. She had been cooped up in the dorm studying lately as well. It was a good idea to head outside, so I nodded. “Alright. We can go shopping at the
However, when I got the watch the next day, I lost all desire to shop
Lia, who was incredibly excited, turned back to see my glum face. She immediately came closer.
What are you doing? exclaimed. Het sadden ovement startled me, and i playfully smacked her on the head with a smile
faw worned!” she declared she pointed at me with narrow eyes. “Let me guess what you’re worried about.”
Before I could reach out to grab her tinges, the spun away. “You’re worried about how you’ll return that watch to Alex”
The smile disapeared from my face
It was a pity Lika wasn’t some kind of fortune int
seemed to be able to figure out my thoughts so easily,
in there to be worried about? just get a counter to send it to him,” slursakl
I stared at the watch in my hand whic worth a million dollars, and my frowns deepened. “I don’t even know where Alex lives,”
