Cheat With My Boyfriend Best Friend

Quarrel

David followed me out as well.

“You?” Aaron ‘shook his head. He glanced at me in disbelief for a few seconds, then sneered. “Really?”

His voice was h*ar*e and frigid, and his single-worded question hung in the air before David spoke up again.

“Aaron… Listen…”

“Really?” Aaron asked again. His wide eyes continued staring into me. “I want you to say it, Olive.”

“Just leave her alone-”

“I told you to shut the f*ck up.” Aaron growled without so much as glancing at David.

It was then that I fully realized just how badly I’d messed up. Earlier, I thought that as long as I explained that I’d made an honest mistake, Aaron would laugh it off like he always does. This whole party was just a charity event at the end of the night, so did it really matter who bid on who? No one really had the power to force Aaron to do something he didn’t want

to.

But I’d overlooked one thing.

Aaron’s feelings.

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He was more serious than I thought he’d be, and it terrified me. I didn’t know how to respond. I didn’t want to respond. I wanted to run away and finally end this relationship that

never should’ve begun, but I couldn’t. My guilt would never let me.

“Aaron,” I whispered. “I’m sorry-”

“Enough.”

He raised his head to look at me, and my hand grew cold as he pulled away. My fingers moved to take hold of his once more, but I never raised my hand the rest of the way. I

couldn’t.

so much, you should’ve just told me. I would’ve bought him for you. Why

a hollow deep in my

is about us. It has nothing to do

I bet you think your dear professor is

Just stop for

I’m right? You’ve always liked him, haven’t

especially for him. I

in this state.

I pushed him away and turned to leave. He’d been out

the time I returned to the main hall,

make way for the next event: a ball. That was the real social

men received red roses while the

show during the auction, Aaron and David were both showered with invitations as

were aching from standing all night in these high heels. Occasionally,

blue-who bid against me for David earlier-made her way to Aaron. I watched the two of them lean in to speak intimately,

his head, Aaron made eye contact with me from across

For a moment, I watched her hand snake up his chest toward his rose, but I averted my gaze before she took it

think he would save his rose for me? Was I really going to save mine for him? The ugly thought twisted

and put

show him, I thought to myself.

scoured the

of the good-looking men were

a

rose

David.

come to me as

with Vincent, but he abandoned me. I was supposed to bid on Aaron, but I chose David. I was supposed to have the

I’m not who you were hoping I was.” He gingerly took my white rose from me and gave a gentlemanly bow. “But may

all enthusiastic about dancing, I was still flattered. With a somber

sake of discussing my research. Tonight had already gone wrong in every possible way, so I figured I might as well salvage it

I accidentally stepped on his foot for the fourth time,

sorry- I just have so many

I