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Chapter Forty-Eight
Now it was my turn to drop my cutlery, almost choking on my food.
"I'm sorry? No. I did not have feelings for Cai," I said, still coughing a little. I took a sip of water to clear my throat. "It was you who had feelings for Cai, remember? And Cai doesn't have feelings for me either... unless you're talking about the kind of feelings that find him inside a girl's skirt for a day."
"Bullshit, Aria!"
I quickly looked up to meet Myra's fiery eyes. It was the first time I'd ever heard her swear or even sound so angry. I was completely taken aback.
"Myra...?"
She closed her eyes and composed herself for a second. "Sorry, sometimes I think you've rubbed off on me a little too much."
My lip twitched in a smile. It was nice to see Myra standing up for herself so confidently for once... even if she was passionate about the wrong thing in this case.
"Look, I didn't have feelings for Cai," she stressed. "You
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