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.

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

a hollow deep

No, this is about us. It has nothing to do with

dear professor is priceless, but you have no idea what

enough! Just stop for a

always liked him, haven’t you?

him. I refused to

in this state.

I pushed him away and turned to

the main hall, the

aside to make way for the next event: a

a single rose. The men

the auction, Aaron and David were both showered with invitations

white rose tightly in my hand and found a place to sit on the sidelines. My feet were aching from standing all night in these high

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

Aaron made eye contact with me from

her. For a moment, I watched her hand snake up his chest toward his rose, but I averted my

it. I was going to find someone to give my rose to. Did I really think he would save his rose for me? Was I really going to save

and put me on

him, I thought to myself. I’m

scoured the room for a partner,

the good-looking men were already

I heard a

your rose after

David.

as soon as he was finished

have my third-anniversary dinner with Vincent, but he abandoned me. I was supposed to bid on Aaron, but I chose David. I was supposed to

He gingerly took my white rose from me and gave a gentlemanly

was still flattered. With a somber smile, I took his hand and let him take

in him for the sake of discussing my research. Tonight had already gone wrong in every possible way, so I figured I might as well salvage it by putting myself first, starting with my

accidentally stepped on his foot for the

just

I