“There’s no why. I just like you.‘
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Maybe it started long ago when they were still in school.
Maybe it was when she became Jasper’s girlfriend, and they met again.
Even he couldn’t explain it clearly.
It was just that after he knew she was with Jasper, he forced himself to endure being in circles he despised–just to catch another glimpse of her.
That was why, even while choking on jealousy, he’d still show up around her and Jasper again and again.
Jonathan thought–no one else in this world would ever know how much he despised his own pathetic joy that day in the car when her knee touched his, and she didn’t move away.
But he couldn’t control it.
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Chapter 14
+25 BONUS
In the end, he became the kind of person he looked down on the most. Yet, he never regretted it.
Not once did he regret the choices he made.
The only thing he regretted was that he should have made the first move. He should have acted sooner and been more proactive–even if it meant being the shameless third party.
In the end, I still lost my job.
The day I left the company, I ran into Jasper downstairs.
When he saw me carrying a box out, he immediately got out of his car.
This time, the passenger seat was empty–no Kimberly.
I kept my gaze straight ahead and continued walking. But Jasper stepped in front of me.
“Katherine, stop being stubborn. I’ve told you before, you’re a beautiful young woman. Why put yourself through all this? Let’s get back together. I promise I won’t see Kimberly again.”
I smiled slightly, looking at Jasper.
People were always like this–obsessed with what they couldn’t have.
Now he said he won’t see Kimberly anymore. But it was probably just because they’d already crossed every line, done everything they could. The excitement wore off, and the novelty faded.
And that was when he remembered me.
“So, what do you think?”
Seeing me smile, Jasper thought I was softening. He reached out to grab my hand.
I stepped back. “Jasper, the thing is–I already have a boyfriend.”
Jasper’s face was full of disbelief. “That’s impossible! When did you get a boyfriend?”
My smile deepened. “Do you remember that time at the hot springs resort?”
