She Backed Him Up, I Backed Out

A hint of guilt seemed to flicker in Carly's eyes, but she quickly hid it. "How so, honey? Everyone knows you're the only one I love. He's just a schoolmate I'm close to. I feel sorry for him and just want to help. Don't overthink it, love."I stood up without even glancing at her. "He's your friend, not mine. I'm not obliged to help you deal with their family affairs."Carly frowned. "Jason, aren't you usually the kindest, most sensible person in the room? When did you become so unempathetic?"Your family is wealthy, your parents are alive, and you've a steady income. "But Aaron lost his mom at a young age and ended up with a dad like this. You're so out of touch with reality!"Having said that, she dug out her ATM card and headed straight for Aaron's place without saying another word to me.I didn't comprehend how Carly could say something so shameless to emotionally blackmail me like this. It was as if I were somehow responsible for Aaron's suffering.I quickly packed my thi

Carly's face flushed scarlet. "I-I was only borrowing this. I never said I wouldn't return it to you.""So why wasn't I aware?" I retorted. "We've already broken up. Doesn't this count as theft?""Jason, how could you be so vain? They're just watches and jewelry! Even if I sold them, you could still buy them all back. "But you can't buy a person's life! Will you only be satisfied when Aaron is driven to his death?"Carly grew more agitated as she spoke, as if I was the one who had lied and not her. I was utterly shocked at how she could utter such shameless things.I scoffed. "That sounds nice. Why don't you sell all those designer bags, clothes, and jewelry I bought you, then? What? Is your precious schoolmate not worthy of such sacrifices?"Carly sputtered when she heard this, and even Aaron's gaze changed slightly.I sneered and added, "Look—a couple of immoral people are trying to emotionally blackmail me. Are you perhaps expecting me to take care of your kids once you get

Just then, my phone rang. "Hey, dude. Sorry, but something came up. My sister just got back today, and I asked her to pick you up. You should've met her by now, right? Isn't she gorgeous?I looked at the stunningly beautiful woman with shapely legs and nodded. "She's absolutely gorgeous."Rose looked at me with amusement. "You must be Jason Reed. The ultra handsome guy my brother's been raving about every day."I inhaled deeply and inwardly cursed Robert for spouting crap all the time.I then smiled awkwardly. "Well, I'm merely average looking.""Robert's absolutely right," she murmured, her smile deepening.I reckoned that she must've learned quite a bit about me from Robert."Next time you run into someone this clueless about the law, don't waste your breath. Just call the police… Wait, what are you staring at?" she asked.I couldn't help but blush slightly. Rose really looked like that top actress when she smiled."I-I didn't believe them. I was about to refute when you arr

I snapped my head up to see Rose holding a steel pipe, looking at me with concern.Still, she was a woman. Her hands were shaking.Seeing Carly lie on the ground unmoving, I hurried over and put my arm around Rose's shoulder to comfort her. "It's alright. She won't die."Instead, Rose playfully pinched my cheek. "Murderers and their descendants are barred from civil service exams for three years. I know what I'm doing."Her unexpected quip made me laugh, and she suddenly pulled me to the car."I'll handle the Carly thing, so don't worry. But we need to sort ourselves out."As I got into her car, I stared blankly at her lovely face, my heart racing uncontrollably."We need to sort what out?" I mumbled."Why are you avoiding me?" she asked.I pursed my lips and felt flustered. "I wasn't avoiding you. I-It's just…"Seeing that I was so nervous that I could barely respond, she merely chuckled softly. "You silly goose," she murmured teasingly.…Carly was sentenced to several ye