Seduced by My Childhood Sweetheart’s Brother

Chapter 19

I felt a pang in my heart. The sweet, juicy watermelon immediately turned sour in my mouth.

I kept my silence as I frowned and tossed the watermelon skin back onto the table. Then, I wiped myself clean with the towel.

Was that a harmless insult? Or did he really look down on me that much?

He was perfect. As someone who’d had a crush on him for the longest time ever, how much harder did I have to work to shift my affection to somebody else?

I didn’t know if I was destined to spend the rest of my life alone while waiting and hoping that my childhood sweetheart would finally come to his senses.

“Felix White, you’re a meanie. Can’t you stop being so cruel to me?” I whined inwardly.

It was bad enough that he didn’t like me. But he didn’t have to rob me of my peace either.

Please, could he just leave me the fuck alone?

Both our families still spent Christmas Eve together.

Mom, Dad, and I were all quickly ushered over to Uncle Austin’s house early in the morning. Mom then looked at Christmas dinner recipes with Aunt Mel while Dad and Uncle Austin pored over a game of

chess.

p with fairy

the door from time to time, and the TV just kept playing Christmas movies on repeat. It really felt like Christmas.

and burrow under my warm, cozy

his room.

reject her offer, but I also didn’t do as she told me. Instead, I sat down in a corner

and started scrolling on

in my brain, and I didn’t allow myself to forget it

sound as if I was a very unforgiving person who held on to grudges, i just knew that there was a deep scar in my heart that

liked him with all of my heart and soul, but I also didn’t dare to get any closer to him. Just what

are you doing here alone? You look

snatched away,

held onto the armrest on the couch and

movie to watch. I didn’t choose it because I liked tort was good. Rather, I chose it because it was a very long movie, and it was good for killing time when I had too much of it on my

back to me,” I said, reaching up to try and

he took a step back and threw me a glance, saying, “If you want your phone back come to my room to get it.” Then, he turned on his heels and

to his room, much less chase

long, long time. He didn’t know about those photos. I was worried that he would come across those photos by accident and kick up another

got up and went to his

by his table. He was holding my phone with one hand, and

happily, showing all of his teeth.

shouldn’t give me any false hope by leading me on. He should just let me be my miserable self for the

time?