Chapter 25

I smiled and leaned on Aunt Mel’s shoulder like I used to do when I was young. I said playfully, “Aunt Mel, please don’t say things like this again. If my boyfriend finds out, he’ll be unhappy.”

That night, I lay in bed sleeplessly for a long time. The pain in my heart continued to spread, and I gritted my teeth as I endured it.

When it was almost dawn, Felix sent me a message on WhatsApp. “Do you really have a boyfriend? Who

is he?”

I stared at the phone screen unblinkingly for a long time until my eyes began to ache.

No matter who he was, it wasn’t Felix. Why did he still have to ask so much?

I put the phone on silent mode and tossed it at the foot of the bed without replying.

I didn’t have a boyfriend. Whoever he was, it was my business and had nothing to do with Felix. I had no

reason to tell him anything.

The next morning, with huge dark circles under my eyes, I made plans with a few of my high school

friends to go hiking.

especially did not want to see Felix. But our houses were next to each other, and even

was the reason I wanted

athletic, and in the past, I loved

me, I suddenly changed. I no

just wanted

I preferred finding a quiet place to

to do this in order to avoid certain

gotten ready and opened the front door,

Lilac on his arm.

year. I couldn’t believe that I

planning to

pretty punctual. Let’s go.

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was startled. “You

course. Are we just going to let you gallivant off by yourself?” Felix looked sideways at me,

felt the chill of dismay in my

on earth were they barging in on this hike? Couldn’t they just let me have some peace and

myself?

the one who had organized this, and if I

kill me.

others present, I really wanted to slap

two of them, but now, they were right under my nose! I was just

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