Chapter 298


    Chapter 298 Hopelessly in Love


    Ss, who had been keeping his lips sealed, finally blurted out the truth under Alex’s inducement. So, the


    lesson learnt was, when one bottle of wine wasn’t enough to settle an issue, just try again with a bottle of


    hard liquor or two. However, Alex didn’t quiteprehend what he said because he had been vague.


    What boyfriend? Hence, he decided to ask him tentatively, “Has Cam agreed to go out with you?”


    Ss responded, “Yes.” With a frown, Alex pressed on, “What about the guy you saw her with? Has she


    been unfaithful to you?” Ss put down the wine ss and leaned on the sofa before he answered, “He’s


    her senior who’s been having a crush on her!”


    The crease on Alex’s forehead deepened. “What does that mean? Is she having an affair with her


    senior?”


    At first, Alex found the matter intriguing as gossip but the more he learnt about it, the more of a mess he


    found it to be. He thought Ss, a man who had been single for 28 years, only didn’t know how to date a


    woman. He did not expect that he would even be dating someone who was having an affair! ring at


    him with annoyance, Ss snapped, “What nonsense are you spouting? She isn’t having an affair!” Alex


    snorted in response, “If that’s the case, why are you so sulky? Tell me now, who’s that senior and how


    long have they known each other? That guy must be quite outstanding to be able to snatch your girl!”


    After taking a sharp intake of breath, Ss responded, “Seven years!” Alex appeared to rx when he


    heard that. “Do you mean Cam has known her senior for seven years?”


    “Yes.” Pursing his lips, Alex analyzed, “Nothing happened between them despite knowing each other for


    seven years and she is now yours. So, what is there to be worried about? If she was ever interested in


    her senior, they would have dated each other a long time before this and you wouldn’t even be in the


    picture.” Removing his arm which was covering his eyes, Ss sat upright with enlightenment “If that’s


    the case, why does she want to keep her senior in the dark about my existence? Since her senior isn’t


    her parents, he has no right to stop her from dating. Or, does she just refuse to recognize me as her


    boyfriend at all?”


    Looking exasperated, he was adamant to believe that Cam didn’t care about him, or that he just didn’tN?velD(ram)a.?rg owns this content.


    matter to her as much as George did. After some contemtion, Alex advised, “You are free to share


    such thoughts with me but you’d better keep your mouth shut when you’re with Cam.” “I’ve already told


    her.” Taken aback by what he said, Alex gasped, “Really? Didn’t she get angry with you?” A feeling of


    resignation swept over Ss at the mention of the matter. He slurred, “She yelled at me and told me she


    wanted to two-time me and then break up with me so that she could start dating her senior. Regardless,


    she just didn’t feel like recognizing me as her boyfriend.”


    He paused to catch his breath before carrying on, “I know she only said all that out of spite to anger me


    but I..Without speaking another word, he clutched his chest with one hand to soothe his heartache.


    Having taken a deep breath, Alex patted his shoulder and sighed, “I think you’re hopelessly in love with


    her!” Ss picked up a ss of hard liquor and downed its content at one go without answering him.


    No longer in the mood to tease him, Alex grabbed his arm when he was trying to refill his ss with more


    booze. “Well, I understand why you’re feeling upset now. Isn’t it because you don’t get to see Cam


    openly? You’re thinking that she’s keeping your existence a secret because she’s fallen in love with her


    senior, aren’t you?” Looking embarrassed, Ss quickly denied, “I didn’t say that!” Alex chuckled,


    “There’s no point in denying it because you know that it’s true subconsciously. You already felt insecure


    about your rtionship with her right from the beginning and what she said only worsened your anxiety.


    However, I think you should try to put yourself in her shoes. How do you expect her to introduce you as


    her boyfriend to a senior whom she rejected despite him having a crush on her for seven years?”


    Ss snorted, begging to differ, “I don’t see why she can’t introduce me as her boyfriend. If she’s taking


    our rtionship seriously, what difference does it make? ‘He’ll know about it sooner orter, won’t he?”