Chapter 42

There was another benefit that came with being her housemate. I was the closest person she had to ask for help from whenever she needed it.

For example, she needed an emergency fake boyfriend. I was her immediate choice by proxy.

I guess the luxury cars I splurged on previously came in handy then.

The occasion was her ex-boyfriend's birthday party. Yes, the same ex-boyfriend I deeply despised from before.

To be fair, I had told myself that he had nothing to do with us any longer, so I managed to keep my cool the entire time.

When I returned from the parking lot, I saw him grabbing onto Miss Johnson's hand.

The same jealousy took over me. I lunged and swung a punch at him.

I knocked him over, looming over him in a heap on the floor. Just as I was about to continue, Miss Johnson held me back. She had called out my name with her soft voice.

I came back to my senses in a flash.

I panicked, utterly afraid that she had seen through my emotional instability.

Instead, she reassured m