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Chapter 8
As he said, this was a physical escape he rewarded himself for seven years of loyalty.
So I just got up and left.
Jalen, however, refused to give me a chance to leave.
He stopped me in the hallway, with his arm resting on my shoulder, almost encircling me.
He pinched my chin and intended to kiss me.
I dodged and crouched down, took a step to the left, and freed myself from his shackles.
“Jalen, I would prefer no physical contact between us until you fully remember.”
Jalen’s reaction, however, was immense, “Didn’t you say we had been dating for seven years? What? I can’t touch you now, who can? Darion?”
Why was Darion mentioned?
I calmly replied, “I don’t accept any kisses without love. You said you forgot about me, you don’t love me at all, so what does a kiss mean now? I only feel that you’re being casual.”
I asked him, “Are you a casual person?”
Jalen’s lips opened and closed for a moment before he said, somewhat evasively, “Of course, I
wasn’t being casual. I also support us taking things step by step.”
“That’s good.”
He held my hand and gently caressed the back of it with his thumb.
Whispering of jealousy between lovers seemed to be happening.
“Then, between me and Darion, who would you choose?”
I played along and said things that went against my true feelings.
“Of course it was you,” I exaggerated to increase credibility, “there’s nothing he can compare to
you.” As soon as the words left my mouth.
Darion’s seductive voice entered my ears.
At the corner, he was casually chatting with his friend beside him.
I pursed my lips, unsure if he had heard my words.
Afriend greeted us.
Darion had no expression on his face, he just raised his chin as a way of greeting. Soon, the crowd
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; dispersed.
Jalen, unlike me, I bet went to find the girl who just added him on WhatsApp.
After getting on the car.
I made a phone call.
“Ms. Morse.”
“Hello, Jalen just separated from me a moment ago. If you agree to cooperate, please have someone keep an eye on him.”
He chuckled softly and said, “Alright, then thank Ms. Morse for me.”
You’re welcome.”
Hung up the phone.
I parked the car by the roadside.
The night was cool as water, yet I felt a bit restless.
The excitement dissipated a bit under the message prompt that Darion sent me.
It all started with that cold system friend notification.
But even the few messages he sent were quite warm.
“I couldn’t compare to him.”
‘Are you okay?”
“He had one point that he couldn’t compare to me.”
“I was a virgin.”
“Of course, it was before yesterday.”
For a while.
I lay on the steering wheel.
He laughed out loud.
Damn.
This man.
It’s really amazing.
Maybe it was because of my indifference.
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Jalen has been sticking with me these past few days.
Of course, the night still belonged to others.
After all, according to his intention, he had to get enough sleep so that when we spend our lives together, we won’t feel any regrets when reminiscing about the past.
I had no objections to this.
The more, the better.
The more evidence there was, the easier it was for me to escape.
Darion and I made no progress.
That day, I did not reply to his comments.
This unclear relationship is not good for him, I have always been a serious and responsible person.
I will chase after him properly when the matter is over.
So meeting him again was already a matter of five days later.
He took the initiative to send me a message. “I had a fever.”
“Image not provided.”
His forehead was covered with a fever patch, his cheeks were flushed, and his eyes were moist.
Just as Jalen asked me, “A childhood friend is returning to the country and throwing a party, do you want to go together?”
“Okay.”
Darion should be here too.
