Chapter 7N
To my surprise, Ethan didn’t seem as frantic as he used to. Instead, he said, “Lily, I’m in the middle of something important.”
“A cockroach isn’t going to hurt you. Just stay in your room, and I’ll come by later.“N
He kept his gaze fixed on me as he spoke.N
It was so strange.”
Since when did I become important enough to get this kind of attention?
Lily had always been his top priority.
She used to flaunt their relationship in front of me, snuggling up to Ethan and asking, “Ethan, am I the most important person in your life?”
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“Of course,‘ Ethan would answer without a second thought, barely acknowledging me or my feelings.§
We’d fought about this before, and he’d apologize with flowers, but nothing ever changed.
“Ethan, you never used to be like this!”
Lily’s voice on the phone was full of distress, and it almost felt like I could hear her crying.”
After she hung up, I noticed a brief look of worry on Ethan’s face.
I couldn’t resist a bit of sarcasm. “You should go before she has a meltdown and does something drastic.“} “No…
Ethan shook his head, but then his phone buzzed again. It was his mother calling. “Ethan, how can you leave Lily alone like this? What if something happens to her? *And think about how it would look if people found out,” his mother scolded.§ “1… Ethan hesitated, clearly torn.”
“Just go!” she insisted.§
After the call ended, Ethan looked at me and asked, “Can I go check on her?”
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10:54 PM
He never used to ask me for my opinion.”
