Chapter 204
“No way!” I retorted reflexively.
Jean had known me for years, though. She smiled, her eyes parrowing. “Spill the beans, girl. Seeing someone new, haven’t you?”
I bit my lip. My cheeks were warming up again. Was it the bonfire or…
“Come on, just say it! It’s just the two of us here! Oh, I know… Is it ‘Mr. Kenway‘? I’ve seen both of you together twice, and honestly, the way y’all look at each other? I smell a situation.”
Honestly? The real reason I wanted to be here was so I could talk about my drama to my best friend instead of bottling it up. Naturally, I was easily coaxed into opening up.
A smug grin appeared on my face before I knew it. “Girl, he confessed to me! But 1-”
“He what?!” Jean cried out in shock, staring at me. “The hell is with this speed?! You’ve just ended things with Edward, and now he’s already confessed? Could it be that he had been…”
She lowered her voice and finished, “Thirsting for you?”
I was speechless.
“Can you not? I haven’t even received the legal document about my annulment!”
“Oh, right. Say, Edward isn’t gonna regret this, right?”
“I don’t think so.”
“What did you do? You know, to make him agree?”
I remembered my promise. “It’s a long story. I’ll tell you someday… but not now.”
I was certain that news of Edith’s violent experience and her subsequent suicide attempt would be leaked one day. By then, I wouldn’t need to keep this secret anymore.
“Oh, you’re right! We shouldn’t be talking about that jerk. Mr. Kenway‘ is a much more fun topic!
“So, how did he go about his confession? When did he?! Oh my God, did you say yes?!!
“Uh, so… after my annulment was set, Soren started to become even more… overt in his advances. At first, I was a little avoidant because, you know, he and I are not from the same world. Plus, Edward was sent straight to the hospital after the session, and I really don’t know what happened to him….
“Look. We had been together for six years, and I genuinely liked him for that long. I just couldn’t help feeling a little dismayed at what he went through, you know? I couldn’t bring myself to run straight into Soren’s embrace after that…”
Jean nodded. “Yeah. I get you. You have a heart, after all.”
“So I had been avoiding him lately and wouldn’t talk to him as much. But the centennial is coming up, and I had finished making his suit. I called him about it yesterday, and he said I should send them to the Kenway residence. Well, it’s the weekend, so I said okay…”
She widened her eyes. “So he confessed to you today?! Today! Then why did you dine with your colleague instead of going on a date with him?!”
Jean was so excited that she interrupted my thought process.
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“What?! Us? Date?! What?! I didn’t even say yes!”
“You–what?! Girl, are you trippin‘?!”
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“I mean…” I gestured aimlessly. “How was I supposed to say yes? My dad is imprisoned, my mom is dead, my family is in shambles, and I’ve just ended this charade!
“Meanwhile, the Kenways are one of the founding political families of this country! His grandfather is a retired general. His dad’s a high–ranking official…”
I trailed off. The more I described his family, the less I felt comparable to him.
“God. Man’s too perfect. You feel like a defect.” Jean sighed. “Ooh, I’m spittin‘ bars.”
I sighed back. “That’s what Soren said, too.”
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