Chapter 38


    Felix ced the meat in his mouth and chewed.


    I didn’t have much of an appetite. I ate a couple of mouthfuls of beef before stopping. I then waited for


    him to finish eating.


    My mind couldn’t help but wander off as I looked at Felix’s mop of blond hair.


    I thought back about our time as troublesome little kids, how we spent our youth as teens, and


    everything.


    that had happened between us for 19 years.


    Felix stopped eating after getting full. He nced at me and gave me a tissue to wipe my mouth.


    He and I hadn’t been so close ever since that Thanksgiving incident. His gesture came out of the blue,


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    making me dodge quickly.


    Felix paused before retracting his hand with a smile.


    “We’ve finished eating. What do you want to tell me?” I asked.


    Felix’s brows wrinkled. The emotions in his eyes wereplicated. I was unsure what was on his


    mind.


    “Lili was wrong for what she saidst time. I’m here to apologize on her behalf. But you were at fault,


    too.


    *She was deeply affected after what happened to her father and felt especially down. You and I both


    grew up together and have close rtions. We’re going to be family in the future, so I thought…


    When Felix paused, I looked up to meet his eyes, curious about what he would say. “Thought what?”


    “I thought that maybe you could be more careful with your words around Lc, for my sake. She cried


    so much after going home that day. She went on and on about how low her self–esteem was while


    dating


    “Lc was worried I might be made fun of because of her. She said she felt like a lesser person by your


    side. I don’t want to see her sad and cry, Lulu. Do you understand?”


    I smiled bitterly.


    I couldn’tprehend it. Felix was clearly being biased and maniptive.


    I actually believed his words when he said he was here to apologize to me with this barbeque dinner. I


    really was too stupid.


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    This was no mere dinner. Felix was clearly using this opportunity to talk things through with me. He was


    asking me not to upset his lover.


    I could do all that he asked, but why did I have to?


    I willingly reduced myself to nothing in front of Felix. Did I have to do the same in front of his girlfriend?


    Who gave him the right to dictate what I should or should not do?


    I snorted, feeling empty inside. “Lc is your girlfriend, not mine. I’m not obliged to indulge her like you.


    1. do. You were there to witness what happened in my home today. Lc was clearly provoking me.


    “Why can’t I fight back? If her provocation is due to her low self–esteem, then does that mean I deserve


    to


    be lectured here by you all because I defended my family? Are you blind, Felix White?”


    Felix’s expression shifted instantly. He looked at me in shock, not expecting me to react so


    dramatically,


    After all, I listened to everything he said since we were young. This was the first time I had argued with


    him so bluntly.


    It wouldn’t be thest time.


    Maybe I was still that littleckey in his eyes, allowing him to do whatever he wanted without refusal.


    Sadly, the Luna Lawson who only had eyes for Felix had been pushed far away by his own hand, never


    to


    return.


    Felix gazed at me silently for some time. I ignored him and got ready to leave with my umbre in hand.


    This was a bummer of a barbecue, that was for sure.


    Felix, quickly grabbed my sleeve to stop me. “I’m sorry, Lulu. Don’t go. It’s been so long since we’ve sat


    down together and chatted like this. Can we talk for a while?”