Love and Deception: A Twisted Romance

but after I refused, he turned aroun

hugging his new girlfriend. "I'm getting ma

showed their hands intertwined

h astonishment. And all those who got the first-hand go

Wishing you a life

wedding banquet?

d to everyone that they had the w

w girlfriend, Hannah

message, "Hello everyone, I'm Walter's girlfriend. I hope you can

been lively sudde

's sweet voice made

e in the group, urging them to

er five hundred, b

l rich kids. Usually, you spend money in five figures at a time

ft everyone

d she think money grows

ould demand money when we

outh and tried to smooth things over, "Hann

up fell

ke I had

, this jerk was so desperate that he would marry a

cked him on all p

n, I went to a bar with m

chatter about one-night stands, a

ive... My mom said that if that happ

-five, I had never

and on the way, two men tr

an answer and tried to drag me to drink with t

s stories about deaths

k up a wine bottle to hit them with it,

and saw a familiar gu

Smi

Walter's

pect to see

th friends. His elegant fingers held a wine glass, and

handsome face, my heart

sh was my secret cr

anked my arm, pullin

called out to Josh, trying

ut seemed not to notice anyth

as a table of drinkers blocking his

ad seen someone familiar and t

g my voice in desperatio

eard and looked my way,

put down his glass, stood up, and wal

the two drunkards holding me with a cold

eanor, exchanged a look, and sheepishl

er helping me, Josh glanced at

didn't know if it was the alcoho

me?" I clung to him sham

"You should call Wa

a new girlfriend an

slightly. In my daze, I couldn't see c

leave, so I stumbled into hi

mixed with a faint smell of red

for a physical examination, it was him who had examined me. I didn't know if he wasn't u

, "I'm not feeling well again. Ca

is ears turn

hoarse voice, "Leah, be clear-heade

tightly, "I'm an adul

tly, and he led me by th

re entering, he solemnly aske

nothing, and pushed the door open

d poured me a glass of water

. Instantly, my heart felt like it was coated in h

p but recall Walter, that jerk wh

it was because I had been suppressing my feelings for too long. H

lter that much. Being with him

ad to keep to myself, una

ually, as the alcohol took over, I stopped talking

academics, sports, arts, and more. A handsome guy with both talent a

a crush on Josh, and I was just one of

I often went to watch him play basketball. That wasn't enough. I even h

ips slightly parted as if he wanted to say so

ut my past infat

see him play that I skipped breakfast. Halfway through the

beyond belief, I ran straight back to my dorm and stayed ther

usy, but I never expected to see him agai

rned that Josh wa

ut Josh was particularly cold towards me, some

but I had a vague feeling he didn't like me,

ing intently, and suddenly felt overwhelmi

tting beside me, gently pat

hout thinking, I threw my arms around h

e tightly, as if trying to merge me into his bo

lled my name s

ponded with

e asked, his deep, captivating voice seemi

his new girlfriend in the group chat tod

enly lowered his head, gently kissing a

and a warm sensation seem

edroom, laying me on the bed. I instinctively wrapped

n the haze, I felt as if I was floating bet

Feeling the soreness in my body, memories of th

laced by a clean, simple white dress neatly place

a spatula from the kitchen. Curiosity got the better of me, and I quietly

aking it

nt, and I dared not look any

wn the street feeling at a loss, Walter called

atly. "We've

th pressure. "Leah! Do you

he phone tightly a

uld I be un

t helpless. I owed him not only a f

father was severely injured and held fully responsible. Walter had he

d away, what I owed Walter seemed i

hough I was unwilling, I felt ob

irst, as he always had women around him. But later, perhaps because I re

ng and throwing tantrums, I had no right

nt back with Wal

vening that I ret

twice, but I ignored them. Af

ef, yet also an inexpl

ending a night with him was entirely my choice, and the fact t

nd the hallway light was out. As I fumbled for my keys

cry out in surprise,

vating voice said, follo

-it was

to find me