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Patricia’s voice was icy. “Miss Lawrence, if you’re still hoping to end up with Henry, then quit ying those hard–to–get and reverse psychology tricks.”
“Mrs. Yates, I don’t want to be with Henry anymore, <b>so </b>there’s no need for any of that,” Alicia said softly. “You can rx. I’m done with him. From now on, we’re finished.”
Patricia didn’t buy it, but if Alicia wanted to keep up the act, Patricia wasn’t interested in arguing. Alicia could y her games. Patricia would be waiting for her to slip up sooner orter.
Patricia chuckled, “Well, I hope you stick to your word, Miss Lawrence. Don’t ever go chasing after Henry again.”
“I won’t. Rest assured,” Alicia replied, her voice light. “Is there anything else you want? If not, I’m hanging up. I have things to take care of.”
Patricia’s eyes narrowed with irritation. Honestly, if it weren’t for Henry, she wouldn’t give Alicia the time of day. <fn2d5b> Updates are released by FιndNovel</fn2d5b>
Through clenched teeth, Patricia said, “Since you’re officially done with Henry, Miss Lawrence, how about you do everyone a favor and mind your own business?
“Block him everywhere, delete his number, cut him out of your feed; don’t just talk about moving on and then start fishing for sympathy online.
“Henry’s way too soft–hearted, and if you’re breaking up, make it clean. Understand?”
“Understood,” Alicia replied simply.
Alicia hung up and, without hesitation, scrolled through her phone, found Henry’s number and WhatsApp, then blocked him everywhere.
After that, her whole workflow was thrown off; there was no way she could keep drawing anymore. Alicia stuffed the half–done sketch into her folder, nced at the clock. It was already past ten, and she just flopped onto her bed.
No matter how hard she tried, sleep just wouldn’te.
Her mind started to drift back, and she couldn’t help reminiscing about every little thing she’d shared with Henry.
It felt like ages ago, but she could still remember it all like it was yesterday.
Back in her first year at Premier Academy, the student council hosted a mixer for everyone. Tickets were handed out, but Alicia wasn’t there to have fun; she was working part–time at the event.
The upperssmen on the council didn’t want to bother with the decorations, setting up drinks, or cleaning up afterward, so they paid others to take care of it.
Alicia was one of the temps they’d hired to help with the whole thing.
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Alicia remembered this one time. She was arranging a fruit tter when someone bumped into her.
Turning around, Alicia spotted Henry joking around with his friends, their arms tossed over each other’s shoulders. Realizing he’d bumped into her, he quickly apologized.
Back then, Henry was this cheerful <i>guy </i>in sporty clothes, and his smile was really something.
She just told him it was fine and went back to work, but Henry wasn’t ready to give up yet. He kept following her about, saying he had to treat her to dinner to make up for it.
Of course, Alicia turned him down. For one, it wasn’t a big deal at all, and for another, she was super busy.
She had several part–time gigs and barely any free time. Most days, she ate in the school cafeteria or just grabbed a pie to eat on her way.
Henry saw she wasn’t interested and didn’t push it, just headed off.
Later, one of her fellow part–timers said to her, “Alicia, that was Henry. You really just rejected him? He’s the campus heartthrob. How do you not get all flustered with such a good–looking guy right there?”
That was when Alicia realized Henry was actually a third–year and the school’s heartthrob, no less. Every girl on campus seemed to have a thing for him, but he never dated around; he always kept his nose clean.
The first real run–in between them happened during Alicia’s second semester as a freshman. She was up on the balcony of the school library, reading with her cup bnced on the railing.
One careless swipe, and the cup tumbled straight down, smacking right into Henry, who just happened to be passing underneath. The poor guy ended up with a nosebleed from the hit.
Alicia dashed downstairs to apologize, bracing herself for him to be angry. Instead, Henry just grinned and said, “Guess my luck is good today.
“I figured I needed to let out some blood anyway. Haven’t gotten around to it, but you did me a favor.”
She watched as Henry tried stopping the bleeding with wad after wad of tissues, but the blood just kepting. Worried, Alicia hurried him over to the school nurse.
Once they got there, the nurse finally managed to get the bleeding under control and mentioned that Henry had a bit of rhinitis; he’d need to watch out for nosebleeds in the future.
As they left the nurse’s office, Henry shot her a wink and joked, “I lost so much blood today. How about you treat me to dinner?”
Alicia didn’t really have a choice, so she took him out for a meal.
During dinner, Henry turned on the charm; he was both gentlemanly and hrious, cracking a few jokes and saying he’d love to be friends.
So, they swapped numbers.
After that, Henry started hitting her up on WhatsApp almost every day, asking her out. Alicia turned him
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down most of the time, but sometimes, for whatever reason, she just couldn’t bring herself to say no.
It probably didn’t help that some ssmates saw them together. A few of the senior girls who secretly liked Henry began to make things tough for Alicia.
It drove her nuts. All Alicia wanted was to study and keep to herself, but she didn’t know why this mess had to find her.
Eventually, Alicia just wanted it to be over. She told Henry straight–up to leave her alone and stop reaching out. But then, he did something that totally caught her off guard.
Henry actually managed to get those senior girls kicked out of school.
Back then, Alicia had no idea how he pulled off something like that, but thinking about it now, it had to be the power and connections of his family behind the scenes.
After that, nobody ever dared bother Alicia again.
Thinking about all of this, Alicia suddenly realized she honestly couldn’t remember how she and Henry first ended up together.
Somewhere between waking and sleeping, Alicia drifted off and found herself in a dream–one she hadn’t had in a long time.
Alicia was stuck in the ssroom, making up assignments way past dark. When she finally walked out, the sky outside was pitch–ck and silent.
To get to her bus stop, she still had to cross a narrow alleyway with zero streetlights, and the shadows looked endless<b>. </b>
Alicia felt a little nervous, but as soon as she stepped outside, she saw Henry waiting by the door, his backpack slung over one shoulder and a grin on his face. Henry said, “Come on, let’s head home.”
For a second, Alicia froze. ‘Go home?‘ she wondered. ‘That doesn’t make sense. Why would Henry say that?‘
Just as she was mulling it over, she turned around–and realized Henry had somehow turned into Charlie.
Cold and distant as ever, but this time, he was actually smiling at her. “Silly girl,” Charlie said, a rare warmth in his voice. “Keep moving forward. No matter what, I will always have your back.”
But in a sh, Charlie was waving goodbye. “Alicia, nobody can walk your path forever. We’re only meant to share part of this journey together.
“We’ve reached our crossroads now; it’s time for me to head down my own road.”
Alicia watched as Charlie disappeared down another path. She tried to chase after him, but someone yanked
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Spinning around, Alicia saw the Lawrence family standing behind her, ring.
“You owe Tiffany,” they snapped, freezing her in ce. “You need to pay her back. You’re supposed to spend
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Alicia jolted awake, her heart pounding. And just like that, it all came rushing back why she’d ended up with Henry in the first ce.
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