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Chapter 61 I Call Up Ignatz

Author: Grace Lotus
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Summer gazed at me with suspicion. "We're best friends, Rina. I wish my best friend wouldn't hide things from me," she said sincerely.

I was moved by her concern and almost wanted to confess everything. The deal. The messy arrangement. The relationship Jethro and I shared. But what if Summer ended up hating me? What if she misunderstood the sort of person I was?

In the end, I chose to hide the truth. "You're overthinking it. There's nothing going on between us. You know I'd never lie to you, right?"

I put up a good show of calmness, but internally, I was a panicking mess. I struggled to maintain eye contact with her just to make sure I didn't look guilty.

She finally sighed after a long, long time. "Fine. If you don't wanna talk about it, I won't force you. I just wish you'd keep your priorities straight, Rina. If Ignatz is the person you want to marry, then you need to show it. You need to put a wide berth between you and Jethro."

I could tell that Summer had managed to piece to
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