Chapter 154

Chapter 154:

Meanwhile, Ava felt extremely awkward.

She was alone with Ian Dawson. She took a few deep breaths to steady herself.

She looked at Ian.

He was still smoking.

“Smoking is not good for your health,” she muttered softly.

Ian paused, the cigarette hovering near his lips.

He turned his head to look at her.

She quickly looked away, fixing her gaze on a nearby couple.

The boy had his arms wrapped around the girl, giving her a passionate kiss. Ava could see the love in their gestures. She wondered if people came to that place to enjoy such moments with someone they loved.

“Who told you smoking is bad for your health?” Ian asked, continuing to inhale the smoke.

“If you don’t want to listen, that’s your choice. Don’t ask stupid questions,” she replied, knowing everyone already knew the risks.

Looking at her, he muttered,

“You’re more harmful to my health p>

She turned to him, confused. “What p>

He shifted his gaze and bit the cigarette between his lips.

“You like Luke, don’t you p>

He asked suddenly out of nowhere. She frowned. “How many times do I have to tell you that p>

He nodded. “No need to answer again p>

He turned toward her and stepped closer.

“You can keep it to yourself. I don’t want to listen to that nonsense anyway p>

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Ava backed up until her back hit the wall.

But he didn’t stop moving closer.

“W-What are you doing p>

“Looking at you,” he replied simply.

He raised his hand to smoke again while keeping his eyes locked on her.

She blinked, staring at the bad boy. The way he looked at her, it seemed like she was an obsession in his eyes.

Her gaze dropped from his face to his broad shoulder. She noticed a bruise partially hidden beneath his tattoos. Upon closer inspection, she saw a deep cut.

She recalled a moment during the fight earlier when a boy had tried to hit him with a beer bottle, but Ian had dodged, using his arm to shield himself. It was likely that injury came from that.

“Y-Your arm p>

He glanced down at it, then back at her. “Are you concerned about me p>

His sudden question stunned her. She quickly looked away and cleared her throat.

“No, I’m not. I was just saying that because you helped my brother earlier p>

Ian scoffed at her words. “Yeah, sure. But maybe I shouldn’t have saved him p>

She looked at him in surprise. “But why? He’s your close friend, isn’t he? You wasted time in the car too p>