NovelEnglishChapter 342
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“And yet, things haven't changed, even after we've been together. You won’t move into my place. You wouldn't
accept a car until | forced you into it. You won't lethelp with anything concerning the Joneses or ** You don’t
even tellwhat you're up to, where you're going.”
Soren’s gaze locked onto mine. “What do you think all of this makesfeel?”
Kennedys.
If I had thought I hadn't done anything wrong, that belief evaporated as | listened to him list his grievances.
Guilt began to settle over me. | even wanted to explain myself. “Listen, Soren, I-”
He raised his hand. “I know, | know. You don’t want to trouble me. You don’t wantto be bogged down by it all.
But | knew about your problems before we were officially together. If any of this bothered me, why would | have
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“You pushaway and refuse to accept any help or goodwill from me. You refuse to letinto your world, your
life. It makesfeel like you're trying to keep things at a distance, making it easier to walk away whenever you
want. Not involvingin your life makes it so much simpler to exit without a second thought.”
His voice dropped low, his eyes darkening. “How am | supposed to feel about that, Tay?”
| was stunned. | didn’t know what to say.
A few moments of silence passed before | finally spoke, my voice soft. “You should tellupfront if you're upset
instead of givingthe silent treatment. | can apologize if I've done something wrong.”
| was the type to confront issues head-on rather than avoid them.
“Well, | did drink a bit too much last night. A bad mood can do that to you,” he said with a sigh.
“But I'm sure Michael informed you that | called before you went to drink with your clients.”
He fell silent for a moment, then replied, a bit indignantly, ‘I was still mad at the time, so | didn’t feel like
returning your call. I... | was waiting to see if you'd call again. But you didn’t, so | just kept drinking.”
| was a little taken aback. What? He had purposely avoided callingback because he wanted to see if | would
call him? And when | didn’t, his mood soured further?
“You... are surprisingly juvenile, Soren!” | remarked.
“That's because I'm young at heart,” he said, shamelessly defending himself.
| couldn’t even respond to that.
“I woke up with a hangover today, but | felt relieved when | saw your message. | thought you'd finally realized
your mistake, so | called you. But then you toldyou wouldn't visit because something else cup. | just...”
“You got upset again?” | finished.
He took a sip of water instead of answering.
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| chuckled helplessly. “Okay, so you're self-aware.”
He really was as sensitive as a woman! He’d cling to the smallest detail and react like it was the end of the
world!
But then again, maybe it was all this loss he was feeling because he'd never been defied in his life. He'd lived
like a prince, always the center of attention.
| felt kind of honored to be the first person to ignore and defy him.
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“It's fine. Water under the bridge,” Soren said, probably feeling embarrassed. “What | really want to know is...
what are your real thoughts?”
“My thoughts? On what?” | asked.
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