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109: Borrowing Your Smile

last update 公開日: 2026-07-30 03:49:55

Justin's POV

No matter how hard I tried, I couldn't focus during class.

The professor's voice became nothing more than background noise.

My attention kept drifting toward Arielle.

She looked distracted, quiet, and somehow sad.

Several times, I wanted to ask her what was wrong.

Every single time, Darren somehow managed to appear beside her like a guard dog protecting its owner.

I was already irritated with him.

Now, he was making it impossible for me to even speak to her.

I sighed quietl
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