Chapter 218
Chapter 218:
“Fucking bastard. Why didn’t you tell me yesterday? We could’ve made sure he never got it up again p>
Yvaine let out a shaky breath and reached for a napkin. She dabbed her eyes, calmer now.
“He said it in front of her. That we were never serious. That it was all just… fun for him. I didn’t want to argue and look pathetic. So I left. I didn’t cry, I just walked out like I didn’t give a damn p>
She paused, crumpling the napkin between her fingers.
“I thought I was fine. I told myself I didn’t care. But then I got here, and everything felt too quiet, and it hit me all at once p>
Her voice cracked at the end, and she pressed her mouth shut.
I crouched next to her chair and pulled her into a hug, squeezing tight. “You got out before he could waste any more of your time. That’s not weakness. That’s the smartest thing you’ve ever done.” I meant it.
I didn’t trust Cassian Langford the first time I saw him pretend to care. The way he kissed Yvaine’s hand in that hospital room, like he’d just stepped out of a soap opera.
Now he’d ripped off the mask in under four weeks.
That had to be some kind of record.
“So what now?” I asked.
Yvaine sat up and wiped her face hard, smearing what was left of her mascara into a grey line under each eye.
“I needed the cry. That was it. Last fucking tear he’s getting from me.” She sniffed once, then threw the napkin on the floor. “I’m not gonna curl up and die over a flaccid cucumber. He can rot with his little actress.” Then she scowled.
“I don’t even know why I cried. It’s not like I liked him that much. He was just something to do. A time-filler. That’s all p>
𝖈𝖗𝖊𝖉𝖎𝖙 𝖌𝖔𝖊𝖘 𝖙𝖔:
“You don’t have to lie to me. Or to yourself p>
“I’m not lying.” She shook her head so hard her earrings slapped her neck. “We dated for, what, three months? If I act like he was the love of my life, that’s just pathetic. I’m not that girl p>
She sprang to her feet and scanned the room like she was ready to flip a table. “I’m gonna build my brand and make a bloody fortune. Men are distractions. I’m over it. That breakdown was temporary, Mira, I swear, I’m fine now p>
I exhaled through my nose. “He never deserved you p>
My palms itched. “You shouldn’t have let him walk away like that. You should’ve called me, I would’ve made sure he couldn’t sit for a week. He doesn’t get to treat you like that p>
Yvaine waved me off. “It’s done. I’m not wasting another second on him. If I throw a fit, it just proves I gave a damn. And I didn’t. Not really. Guys like him always fake the charm until they think they’ve won. Then it’s just ego and dick jokes p>
I folded my arms. “Does Emmett know? He should have broken his fucking jaw p>