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“Hey, girl. How was your breakfast?” Ava asked in an annoying, singsongy voice.
“Not great,” | said honestly. “Especially because you didn’t helpout when you saw Ethan forcingto have
breakfast with him.”
“That's because Richard-"
| cut her off with a sharp look. “It’s fine.”
Ava went a little red, but her gaze lowered to the smarks on my neck that Ethan had noticed. | haven't had
tto cover them with makeup yet.
“Ooo, seems like Alexander got a little possessive last night,” she teased and raised her eyebrows playfully.
“Care to share?”
“No,” | said flatly, still hurt by her not helpingout with Ethan. “I have to dry my hair.”
After | was done blow drying my hair, regret for how | treated Ava crept up onlike a fog. Soon, it had
enveloped me, and | knew that | needed to make things right between us again. For myself and because |
couldn't move forward in the plan without her.
In the living area, Ava was sitting on the couch with her feet tucked under her, and she was reading a book.
“Listen, I'm sorry | snapped at you,” | said,
She shut her book. I'm sorry | didn’t help out with Ethan.”
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Her apology loosened the tightness in my chest. But when | sat down next to her, a lump developed in my
throat. “I have something serious to talk to you about.”
Her eyes widened. “Okay...”
| explained to her about what Alexander had revealed tolast night: How Kelly lied about her grandmother
and how he had met with Russell's uncle and if we should meet with him.
When | was finished, it took a minute for Ava to respond. When she collected her thoughts, her answer surprised
me.
“Wow, | can’t believe Alexander did that for you and didn’t even want to take credit at first!” she said and gently
bumped her shoulder with mine. “Con, give the guy a chance. He's handsome, kind, and
generous.
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| rolled my eyes. “Yeah and he also has the worst mood swings.”
Ava'’s face softened. “Is that the only reason that you don’t want to date him?” she asked gently.
| wrung my hands together. “No...” | swallowed thickly. “I'm afraid that I'm just a stepping stone in Alexander's
life. Even if he doesn’t end up with someone like Naomi, that doesn’t mean that he will want to be with me.
Everyone in high society would look down at him if he married someone of my low status.” | averted my gaze,
and my body flushed. “Every touch, kiss, and moment that | spend with him is like a wonderful dream, but I'm
always dreading the twhen the alarm clock will ring and | have to wake up from the fantasy.”
“But if you don’t even shoot your shot with Alexander, he might think you're not interested and move on,” Ava
pointed out. “Not trying is even worse than trying and failing.”
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She did have a good point, but |
shook my head. “A brief moment of
heartbreak is better than the paim
after fallipgyfer inkand just for
therh'to end things. | can't fall in love
with Alexander because | know that
he will just break my heart. | can't go
through that.” | bit my lip as pain
sliced through me. “Not with him.”
Ava let out a frustrated sigh. “Why do you think so much? Why are you so anti-love?”
| stayed silent as her words hung in
the air around us. Did she actually
not know why? My ex—hushaagdirad
cheated op gre andi his mistress
was'trying to ruin my life. After going
through that, who wouldn't be
cautious with their heart? Even
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Inwardly, | thought about how |
should distance myself from
Alexander. It woul gabe ob
OLR Nea erved someone
0 was open to falling in love. Not a
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As if he knew | was thinking about him, my phone lit up with an incoming call from where | had placed it on the
coffee table. My stomach swooped when | saw Alexander's name.
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