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Chapter 63 — The King Unravels
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The Guy Who Lives Next Door Chapter 68 Brielle Overplays
“Can we please stop talking about Kai?” she said. The post didn’t drop with a bang.It slid into the gossip app sometime between second period and lunch, quietly enough that Ruby didn’t even see it at first.She found out the way rumors always found her—through silence.Whispers that stopped when she turned her head.Phones lowered too quickly.Eyes flicking to her, then away.Not hostile.Not cruel.…Uncertain.Lila caught up to her outside the science wing, breathless. “Have you checked your phone?”Ruby shook her head. “Should I?”Lila hesitated. That was new. Usually Lila was fire-first, consequences later. “Brielle posted something.”Ruby exhaled slowly. She felt oddly calm about it. Maybe that was exhaustion. Maybe growth. Maybe she’d simply run out of fear.They sat on the low brick wall near the courtyard instead of rushing to class. Students passed them, some pretending not to stare, others not bothering.Lila turned her phone toward her.The post wasn’t long.That was Briell
The Guy Who Lives Next Door Chapter 67 The Cost of Control
The next morning Kai didn’t plan to lose control.That was the thing everyone always got wrong about him.He didn’t wake up wanting to explode. He didn’t stalk the halls looking for a target. Control had been stitched into him since childhood—tailored suits, measured words, the kind of silence that bent rooms to his will.But fear had a way of loosening seams.It started in chemistry.He hadn’t slept. Again. The house had been too quiet the night before—no parents, no voices, just the low hum of security systems and the echo of Ruby’s words looping in his head.You don’t lose people. You outgrow the version of them that lets you hurt them.He sat at his lab station, leg bouncing, jaw tight. The teacher droned on about reaction rates, but all Kai could hear was the whispering behind him.Not subtle. Not even careful.“…told you his name wouldn’t save him forever.”“…saw the security footage, right?”“…Kingston finally slipping.”His fingers curled around the edge of the desk.Then some
The Guy Who Lives Next Door Chapter 66 Ruby Draws a Line
Kai caught up to her between the third and fourth period.Not dramatically.Not loudly.That alone made her stop.“Ruby,” he said, voice low. Careful. Like he was handling glass instead of a girl he’d once shattered without thinking.She turned slowly. The hallway buzzed around them—lockers slamming, laughter ricocheting, footsteps passing—but it all faded into a dull hum. People noticed when Kai Kingston slowed down. They always did. Some stared openly. Others pretended not to.Ruby didn’t move closer. She didn’t move away.“What?” she asked.No bite. No edge.That unsettled him more than anger ever had.“I just want to talk,” he said. “Not argue. Not—” He exhaled, scrubbing a hand through his hair. “Not whatever we always do.”She studied his face. Really studied it.He looked… stripped down. No smirk. No sarcasm. No armor. His shoulders weren’t squared like usual; they sloped, like he was tired of holding himself up. His eyes kept flicking to her mouth, then away, like he was afrai
The Guy Who Lives Next Door Chapter 65 — Cracks in the Crown
Ruby didn't say a thing, she just smiled.The donor event was supposed to be untouchable.That was the word everyone used.Untouchable, like the Kingstons themselves.Ruby hadn’t planned on staying long. She was only there because the debate committee had been asked to help usher guests—smiles, programs, directions, polite small talk. The gym had been transformed into something glittering and unreal: white drapes, soft lighting, banners with the school crest, tables lined with glossy pamphlets listing benefactors.At the top of the list, as always:Kingston Family Foundation.Ruby noticed the first crack before anyone said a word.Kai stood near the stage, hands in his pockets, posture relaxed in that practiced way of his. But his eyes kept drifting to the entrance. Every few seconds. Every opening door.Waiting.People noticed. They always noticed Kai.“Are his parents late?” someone murmured behind Ruby.“They’re never late,” another voice replied.Minutes passed.Then more.The hea
The Guy Who Lives Next Door Chapter 64 — Theo Steps Forward
The rumors didn’t die.They never did at St. Celeste—only shed skins and came back sharper.Ruby felt them. The way conversations paused when she walked past. The way eyes flicked up, then away. The way her name was spoken softly, like it might bite.This time, the story was quieter. More believable.She broke Kingston and ran to Theo.Always knew she was calculated.Guess that’s how you survive here.Ruby didn’t flinch.That was the difference now.She walked into school with her shoulders back, headphones on, mind already on the debate meeting after classes. She had a presentation due. A committee vote tomorrow. Things that mattered.But the noise followed her anyway.It was in English class that it tried to corner her.A girl two rows up leaned toward her friend and said, not quite softly enough, “Funny how she plays innocent now.”Ruby didn’t respond.Before she could even decide whether she wanted to, Theo spoke.“That’s not what happened,” he said calmly.The room shifted.Theo
The Guy Who Lives Next Door Chapter 63 — The King Unravels
She laughed it off, “ really, just like a superstar right?” she said. And they both laughed.Kai on the other hand didn’t go to the first period.That alone sent a ripple through St. Celeste High.By the time the bell rang and his seat remained empty, people noticed. By the second bell, they whispered. By the third, the absence felt loud.Kai Kingston didn’t skip.He arrived late, effortlessly. He charmed his way out of consequences. He smirked and teachers sighed and life moved on.Except today, he didn’t show up at all.He was on the rooftop instead, leaning against the cold railing, knuckles raw from gripping it too hard. His phone buzzed nonstop in his pocket—group chats, missed calls, questions he didn’t want to answer.Where are you?You good, man?Bro, you’re seriously skipping?He turned the phone face-down.For the first time in a long time, he didn’t care who noticed his absence.What he couldn’t stop seeing was Ruby.Not crying.Not furious.Not begging him to explain.Thri
The Guy Who Lives Next Door Chapter 8 — Cafeteria Humiliation
Ruby tried to forget the moment. Kai didn’t. By the time lunch rolled around, Ruby was exhausted from dodging him in every hallway. She felt like a mouse living in a school filled with very large, very smug cats.She stepped into the cafeteria clutching her tray, eyes scanning the room for one si
최신 업데이트 : 2026-03-17The Guy Who Lives Next Door Ch. 11 — Small Revenge
Ruby didn’t mean to embarrass Kai.Not at first.She only wanted space — a little distance to breathe, to stop feeling like she was constantly pressed against a live wire whenever he looked at her. After seeing him in the hall, watching her and Lila like he had some unspoken claim, something stubbo
최신 업데이트 : 2026-03-17The Guy Who Lives Next Door Ch. 10 — The Girl Who Helps Her
Ruby didn’t leave the bathroom stall for a long time.She stayed there, knees pressed to her chest, listening for that silent person who had knocked. Nothing. No footsteps. No voice. Just the strange pressure of knowing someone had stood on the other side of the thin metal, breathing, waiting, then
최신 업데이트 : 2026-03-17The Guy Who Lives Next Door Ch. 9 — Ruby’s First Breakdown
Ruby waited until Kai was completely gone—until his footsteps faded, until the echo of his presence dissolved into the noisy hallways—before she let her body move again.Her hands shook. Her knees felt weak. Her lungs burned with the effort of holding everything in.She needed to hide.She needed a
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