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Is He The Jerk You’ve Been Talking About All This Time?!

Author: Serendipity
last update Last Updated: 2024-09-30 20:48:47

Katniss

I could still feel the rage boiling within me, the anger that hadn’t subsided since the argument with Renata at the party. How could she dare to air our private issues in front of everyone like that? The memory of her sharp words and insults only made my fury rise. She had no shame, no sense of decency—just creating unnecessary drama to humiliate me. As I sat in silence, my heart pounded not only with anger but with confusion that clouded my thoughts. I couldn’t shake off the scene at the party, the way everyone’s eyes were locked on us. And of course, there was Ethan—calm, composed, always stepping in to save me at the last second.

His soft voice pulled me from my thoughts. “Katniss?” he said gently, his tone soothing yet firm enough to bring me back to reality.

I turned to look at him, still behind the wheel, his face serene as usual, but there was a flicker of concern in his eyes. I tried to smile, but it felt forced. Ethan—he could read me too well, always waiting, giving
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