Skylar's POV:
Jerome told me that he wanted to talk to Linda and clear things up with her, and I agreed.
I was a little curious about how their conversation would go, so I went over to Linda's room to check up on them.
I stood outside the door but didn't hear any sound coming from inside.
It was as if no one was in the room.
When I noticed that the curtains in Linda's room were not completely drawn, I took a few steps forward.
Through the gap in the curtains, I saw Linda take her clothes off before kissing Jerome.
It was shockingly intimate.
Was I seeing things? Were they really kissing right now? Weren't they clearing things up? Did Jerome lie to me? Was he planning on cheating on me with Linda? He knew Linda first, and it seemed as if I was the third party in their relationship.
It all felt so ridiculous.
I couldn't accept the scene before me and no longer wanted to watch, so I quickly turned around and left.
I made it back to my room somehow, but my mind was in a mess.
I leaned against the wall and slowly slid down to the floor.
My hands rose to my head as I tried to keep calm.
However, what I had seen continued to play in my mind.
I told myself that I should trust Jerome and our love, but the scene just now was so real.
I couldn't look past it.
He must have gotten back together with Linda recently.
I should have considered this possibility earlier.
Jerome and Linda used to love each other so much that her disappearance led him to be depressed for years.
On top of that, she had given birth to his child.
How could he remain indifferent to her? If Andy was the fruit of their love, how could he give her up so easily? It became difficult to breathe even though I tried to keep control over my emotions.
It was difficult enough to love someone and maintain a relationship with them.
It was even harder to give up on that person.
At the moment, my mind was in a mess, and I didn't know what to do.
Someone knocked on the door of my room.
After taking a few calming breaths, I opened the door and acted as if nothing was wrong.
Daniel and Helen had come to see me.
holding hands and clearly getting along well with
even brought me a
is for you,
Helen.Please
bag and welcomed
locked with Helen, and her
heard about Jerome
tightened around the gift
tears, but I
I'm fine.Thank you for
worry, Skylar.Everything will be
me as she patted
for you.Don't try to take
Daniel added comfortingly.
Jerome and I would never be
all, I had just seen
back together again so I needed to give
fine.Helen and I
up as
seemed as if their relationship had reached a point where no one could
Daniel and Helen loved
same time, I envied
one was interfering with their
the
them! I was sad about my own
to this point? "What about you, Daniel? When
with a forced
Daniel replied pleasantly.
to the Black Stone Pack to meet my parents.Then we'll decide on
their loved ones forever.But I was not going to experience those things for myself.I had planned
won't
"I hope so."
worry about me so I did my best to look calm in
take our leave for now.You must tell us if you need any
two are my friends.I will call you if I
out of my
once more at the dress
it
Skylar from that time would never believe how quickly things would go
the dress at
Linda were rekindling their relationship, I was nothing more than an
to be
I used to despise third
should back off and
Jerome's POV:
up with
three of us to be in a love triangle, but I had
audacity to bring up
could hurt Skylar, so I tried pushing Linda away, but
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