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“But now, President Lee from our school is sticking up for Alicia, and even that guy she’s seeing secretly is defending her too… Tiffany sniffled as she spoke, clearly upset.
Maria frowned and softly patted Tiffany’s hair. “Last time, your dad asked you to talk to Henry about finding out who’s supporting Alicia financially. Did you ever look into it?”
Just thinking about it made Tiffany feel even more miserable. The night beforest, she’d put on a sexy nightgown and did her makeup all natural and wless, hoping Henry would at least notice her–but he didn’t even look her way. He’d said he’d drop by her school yesterday, but ended up ditching her entirely.
Tiffany bit her lip and muttered, “I’ll call Henry now.”
She fished out her phone and dialed Henry’s number. After what felt like forever, he finally picked up, his voice sounding rough. “Hey, Tiffany.”
“Henry, what’s wrong? Your voice sounds so hoarse. Are you sick or something?” Tiffany asked, her voice full of worry.
Henry could hear how worried Tiffany sounded, but somehow it just made him feel even more down.
‘I’m sick, and Alicia didn’t even ask if I was okay,‘ Henry thought, feeling grumpy. ‘Yesterday, I was basically stuck in bed all day, aching from head to toe–felt like I couldn’t move at all.’
Today, he was finally starting to feel <i>a </i>bit better.
But then he remembered how, the night beforest, Alicia actually took care of his drunken self and made sure he got home safely. He couldn’t help feeling a little pleased with himself. “That woman just can’t stay away from me,’ Henry thought smugly.
He’d been so wasted the night beforest that he couldn’t remember a thing after that. But he knew his buddies were all scared of his mom, Patricia Yates, so every time he got drunk, they’d always call Alicia toe pick him up and take him home.
He didn’t wake up until yesterday morning, and when he saw he was back in his own bed, he was sure Alicia must have been the one to bring him home.
If it weren’t for her, his buddies would’ve just left him to sleep it off in that private room all night.
‘Seriously? She went through all that trouble to get me home, and now she won’t even text me? So she’s really giving me the cold shoulder,‘ Henry grumbled to himself, feeling salty about it.
He kept sulking over it,pletely ignoring Tiffany’s question.
Tiffany waited but still got no reply, so she called out again, “Henry, are you even listening<b>?</b><b>” </b>
Henry coughed quietly and finally responded, “Yeah… I’ve got a cold and a fever. I was in bed all day yesterday.”
When Tiffany heard that, she finally felt a wave of relief. ‘So Henry missed school yesterday because he was
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actually sick–not because he doesn’t care about me, she thought, her heart lightening up at the realization.
Her worry only deepened. “Henry, did you remember to take any medicine?”
“Yeah, I did,” Henry said, coughing again. “Did you call because you needed something?”
Tiffany sounded genuinely hurt. “Henry, you promised you’de see me at school yesterday. I kept waiting for you, but you never showed up. I started thinking… maybe you don’t like me anymore.”
Then, almost as if ming herself, she quickly added, “Now that I know you were sick, I shouldn’t have jumped to conclusions. I’m really sorry.”
Henry was a little stunned by her sudden apology, his thoughts swirling for a second before he chuckled. “You silly girl, what’s there to apologize for? It was just a misunderstanding. I’m already feeling a lot better. How about Ie see you tomorrow, or maybe the day after?”
Tiffany sounded genuinely concerned. “No. Henry, you should rest and get better. Actually, I wanted to talk to you about something rted to Alicia, but since you’re sick, I’ll just wait until you’re back on your feet. <fn9303> Updates are released by Find[?]ovel</fn9303>
Henry’s ears immediately perked up at the mention of Alicia, but when Tiffany said she’d wait, he took a breath and jumped in, “Don’t worry about me, just go ahead. I’m almost better anyway.”
Tiffany hesitated for a moment before finally saying, “Alicia… she’s probably acting out of spite against me, and ended up doing some things she really shouldn’t have. Henry, please don’t get mad. I’ll try talking to her and make things right.”
“She ended up doing some things she really shouldn’t have? What exactly do you mean?” Henry asked. honestly lost. He really couldn’t figure out what Tiffany was getting at.
Seeing he still wasn’t getting it, Tiffany lowered her voice and exined, “A few days back, Aaron was worried I wouldn’t get used to school meals, so he ordered takeout from Garden Nook Bistro for me.
“Alicia couldn’t stand it, and I think she’s maybe gotten involved with some rich guy just to spite me–now she’s having food delivered from Noble Leaf Bistro.
“She’s so upset she doesn’t even want to stay at home, and now she’s moved to Linen Bay Residences. I honestly have no clue which wealthy guy she’s with.”
After spilling everything<b>, </b>Tiffany quickly added, “I’m just so worried about her, you know?”
Henry finally got what Tiffany was trying to say, but he just couldn’t ept it. “No way. Alicia’s totally devoted to me–she knows exactly what gets to me.
“There’s just no way she’d do something like that. This has to be one big misunderstanding.
“I mean, just the other night when I was wasted, she came and took care of me, got me all the way home. How on earth could she be mixed up with some other guy? Tittany, you’ve got it wrong.”
Even though Henry kept pushing back, inside, he was getting antsy. ‘What if Alicia really did something that can’t be fixed?‘ he fretted. ‘Mom already doesn’t like her, and if this turns into some ugly scandal, she’ll never give Alicia a chance!’
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He kept muttering, “No way, no way,” over and over, not sure if he was trying to convince Tiffany–<b>or just </b>
himself.
The thing was, breaking up with Alicia had never even crossed his mind.
He’d fallen for Alicia from the moment he first saw her, and that feeling had never faded.
He knew Alicia was into him too–otherwise, after every argument, she’d always be the one trying to smooth things over and win him back.
Now that he thought about their breakup, they’d been at it for more than a week, and Alicia hadn’t even tried to reach out.
Aside from picking up his drunk self the other night, she hadn’t called or messaged at all. Henry couldn’t help but wonder if maybe this time, things really were different from all those times before.
After everything he’d said, Henry muttered to Tiffany, “I gotta hang up now.”
Then, without waiting for a reply, he ended the call.
As soon as the call ended, Henry anxiously tried calling Alicia, but no matter how many times he dialed, he couldn’t get through–her phone just wouldn’t pick up.
Feeling desperate, he shot her a WhatsApp message: [Alicia, I’m sick and feeling miserable. I’m really craving your homemade sandwiches right now.]
But as soon as he sent it, a ring red exmation mark popped up on the screen.
Henry sat straight up in bed, locking his eyes on that red exmation mark. ‘Did she actually block me?‘ he thought, utterly stunned. ‘No way… Why would she do that?
‘She literally came to pick me up and took me home the other night, and now she’s blocked me?
‘Damn, she’s really pulling the whole hard–to–get routine. I can’t believe it actually has me thinking about her even more,‘ Henry admitted to himself, annoyed but hopelessly hooked.
His chest kept heaving with frustration as his headache pounded worse than ever.
He leapt out of bed, grabbed thendline, and punched in her number. The call rang all the way through, but she didn’t pick up.
Refusing to give <b>up</b>, he kept redialing–again and again–but still, nothing, no answer,
Finally, he grabbed the maid’s phone and quickly called Alicia’s number.
This time, Alicia finally picked up.
As soon as Alicia picked up, Henry literally dove back into bed.
He didn’t even let her talk before blurting, “Alicia, you win. Seriously, this time you had me chasing <b>after </b>you -you really yed the hard–to–get game, and now <b>I </b>can’t get you out of my head. Come on, stop <b>messing </b>
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with me, let’s make up already. I’m sorry, it’s all
my
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