“Okay, I won’t do that again.”
I didn’t know why, but I didn’t mind him.
After the party, he took me home.
I figured he’d sleep in the guest room. But he went straight to the master bedroom.
→ some clothes and went to
ل
“Hey! What are you doing?”
I stopped him.
“Taking a shower.”
He started unbuttoning his shirt.
I stuttered, “Why… why are you showering in
here?”
“Didn’t you promise you wouldn’t touch me?”
He laughed.
“I wasn’t planning on it.”
“I just want to use the shower. It’s bigger in
here.”
Г
My face flushed red. I’d misunderstood again.
So embarrassing!
After he went to shower, I got a text from
Jake.
Chloe, I admit it. I liked you for a long time.
I’m giving you another chance to be with me. Please come back to me.
You can’t handle a guy like John.
That was hilarious.
He pushed me away. He pushed me into John’s arms.
I replied: Whether I can handle it is my
Then I blocked him.
As soon as I put my phone down, John came
out of the bathroom wearing a robe.
The bare skin of his chest was exposed, and
his muscles looked really hard.
I swallowed hard.
He smiled. “You hungry?”
“N–no, I’m going to shower now.”
While I was showering, I decided to have a
serious talk with John. I wanted him to let me
- go.
Jake was harsh, but he was right
I wasn’t equipped to handle a guy like John.
I couldn’t keep going on like this without
knowing where we stand.
But when I came out of the bathroom, he was
gone.
A staff was there, handing me a black credit
card.
“Something came up with the international company. The master had to leave. He told
me to give you this. He said to have fun. You
can go wherever you want. He’ll be back
soon.”
John was gone for days the last time he left.
Was his company really that busy?
I took the card, thinking it was the perfect
chance to leave.
My phone buzzed. It was a friend request
from a stranger.
The name read: John.
I accepted. He texted me right away: Still on
my way to the airport. Sorry I couldn’t stay
with you.
Even though I hadn’t known him for long, he
gave me the feeling we were an old married
couple.
I wanted to tell him I was planning on leaving,
but if I did, he definitely wouldn’t let me go.
So Liust replied Okay
So, I just replied, Okay.
- 13.
The next day, I left a black credit card and my
own card in the master bedroom.
I left a note that read: There’s thirty grand on
my card. I left.
Then I left.
First, I went to the office to quit.
I hadn’t been to work in so long, and my boss
hadn’t contacted me.
I just saw Jake and Brittany talking.
L
When they, saw me, Jake pushed her away
right away.
“John didn’t want you anymore?”
He grabbed my arm.
I pushed him away.
“I don’t need to tell you anything.”
I used to love talking to him.
But it made me sick to talk to him.
I went to the boss’s office, but he wasn’t
there.
Since I had come to this company, I hadn’t
seen the boss.
L
The vice president handled our company.
I told the vice president that I wanted to quit.
He looked nervous. “You should tell the boss
yourself.”
- 14.
As I walked out of the office, Jake was
waiting for me at the door.
“Let’s talk.”
“Let’s talk about what happened at the poker
game. I should have done better.”
He was right.
く
I had to make it clear, so I went with him to
the coffee shop downstairs.
“I was just caught up in the moment, so I
handed you over.”
Jake looked a little guilty.
“I said that I was going to make money to
save you.”
“Chloe, I know I did something wrong. I want
to apologize.”
That was weird.
I had followed him for years, and he had done
a lot of bad things to me.
<
When he stole money, he made me take the
blame.
He always made me cover for him when he
skipped class.
He had never apologized to me before.
“I can’t forget about it.”
“Jake, I used to like you. But I am not your
dog.”
“I am making this clear. I will never follow you
again.”
- 15.
I went back home.
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I finally had a good chance to rest.
It was tiring to stay at John’s house.
My phone buzzed. It was John.
The staff saw your note.
You don’t want me anymore?
My heart stopped for a moment.
Even though we hadn’t known each other for
long, I felt bad.
I thought about it for a long time and didn’t
know how to text him back.
