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Chapter 23 - Taking a Stand

Author: Yuri Lee
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-Eve-

I am getting used to the role I am playing.

But I can’t deny that there are moments when I still feel overwhelmed.

I used to not know Vincent. Then I started to get annoyed by him. Slowly, I am getting the feeling that I am starting to care for him more than I should.

Just like how I offered something that I shouldn’t.

‘You can stay at my house,’ I offered because I felt guilty about what had happened between him and his grandmother. “We have an extra room although it might not be up to your standards.”

“Oh, Eve, you don’t want to have this guy in your house,” Garrett said interrupting me but at the same time waking me up from my haze.

“She’s not asking you,” Vincent snapped. And suddenly every part of me was in panic mode.

“Don’t tell me I didn’t warn you,” Garrett added.

Vincent sighs heavily.

I try to calm myself as I find an excuse or change of topic that would not lead back to me asking Vincent to stay in my house.

What the hell was I thinking? I held a smile I had jus
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