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A Love Too Much for Three
A Love Too Much for Three
Author: Canal

Chapter 1

Author: Canal
Blake's POV

My best friend, Seth Johnson, smiled the moment he heard my girlfriend, Quinn Simmons, give in to him.

"I was just teasing you," he said. "I wasn't really mad. I just knew that you would grow softhearted."

Quinn ruffled his hair and helplessly said, "You also knew that I'd immediately fold when I saw your tears."

"I don't care," Seth whined while shaking her arm. "You already agreed, so you have to accompany me."

"Alright. Stop tugging my arm. My sleeve is getting all wrinkled."

Although we had been together for eight years, this was the first time I learned that Quinn was someone who easily grew soft-hearted.

There was an incident in the past that happened when we were having our cold war. Someone had maliciously reported me for cheating during our final exams, which meant that my scholarship money was at risk of being revoked at any moment.

Quinn sat diagonally behind me, giving her a clear view of everything I did during the exam. Thus, the counselor summoned her to verify the accusation.

"I'm not sure," she said calmly. "I have no reason to stare at someone unrelated during the entire exam. But I've heard that money has been tight for him recently."

Quinn's words cost me my scholarship, which in turn cost me the money I needed to pay Mom's hospital bills.

That afternoon, I teetered on the edge of a breakdown as I cried my heart out in the stairwell.

"Why did you say that?" I roared. "You knew that I didn't cheat! Why didn't you clear my name for me? Do you have any idea how important the scholarship money is to me? I was going to use it to save Mom's life!

"I'm always studying during my part-time job. I'm so busy that I don't have time to relax for even a second. How dare you ruin all my hard work with a single sentence?"

Quinn leaned against the staircase railing, arms crossed. She looked at me coldly and waited for me to cry until my voice turned hoarse. Only then did she approach me and offer me a tissue.

"Are you done with your tantrum yet? You look so pathetic when you're in hysterics over money, Blake Beckett."

Crying in front of Quinn did nothing for me. Only Seth's tears worked on her—only his tears had the power to move her heart.

I canceled the three tickets for the comedy, saying, "The two of you can watch whatever you want. I won't be joining you."

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