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Chapter 30 – Too bitter to admit.

Author: Charity writes
last update Huling Na-update: 2025-10-06 22:28:44

Nicole’s POV

Just after the first lectures on Tuesday morning, I walked out of the hall clutching my books a little too tightly. From that Sunday evening at the banquet hall until now, Brad’s calls had practically tried to burn down my phone battery but I had made up my mind not to take any of his calls or even check the notifications of many of his messages. Not until I figured out what the hell he really wanted from me.

I adjusted my bag on my shoulder, telling myself to breathe. It was too early in the day for my heart to be thumping like this. I’d come straight from the orphanage, just like I’d planned, and my head was still full of the kids’ voices. It was almost soothing, thinking about them instead of the chaos in my own life.

The hallway ahead was noisy with students spilling out of other lecture rooms. I kept my eyes down, scanning my timetable, trying to remember which class was next. And then, just a few steps after the main class entrance, I slammed straight into somebody.
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