Chapter 236

"You're seriously low," Jace snarled, grabbing Hayden by the collar.

My heart lurched, and I started to move toward them, but Hayden stayed cool. "You think this is low because you've never cared about Keira the way I do, have you?"

Jace's eyes narrowed, his voice sharp. "These cheesy tricks might work on a little girl, but Keira's not into fake stuff like this. Don't you get it?"

Not into it?

I remembered telling Jace that once.

It was our first Valentine's Day as a couple. He didn't get me anything—not even a card or a dinner.

The next day, we were out with Steve and a few friends, and Steve jokingly asked what romantic thing Jace had planned for me.

I'd never felt so embarrassed. Jace apologized later, saying he'd forgotten, and I had to laugh it off, pretending I didn't care about that kind of thing.

But seriously, what girl doesn't like flowers and a little romance?

It wasn't that I didn't want it—it was that he didn't give it to me.

"Still think she doesn't like it now?