Chapter 8 Drugged and Tricked

"Noelle, I know I was wrong. I didn't see things clearly before.

"But please believe me. I never loved Vivian. I only unwillingly agreed to be with her because of her family's status. It has always been you. I've loved you from the start.

"I never harbored resentment toward you, even when you rejected me in the past. I have always thought of you as my first love and have been silently missing you over the years."

After Marcus found his way to my place, he skulked around for days until he spotted a chance. He jumped out from the shadows of the trees and launched into what he clearly thought was a heartfelt confession.

At least, in his mind, it was heartfelt.

As I looked at his face, now filled with desperation, I couldn't help but recall his so-called confession from before.

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Back in my first year of high school, he started harassing me from the very day I transferred over.

He even stood at the front of the classroom during self-study and declared to everyone that I was his gir