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Chapter 20: Separated
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2026-03-28 13:46:58
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The Nerd and the Hockey King Chapter 34: Damage Control
For a second, nobody moved.Nobody even breathed.Lila stared at Vanessa, trying to process what she had just said.Professor Carter reposted the video.Not anonymously.Not secretly.Publicly.Ethan was the first to react.“What?”His voice came out sharp enough to make Maya flinch.Vanessa looked equally shaken.“It’s on the academic forum page,” she said quickly. “He posted some statement about ‘student misconduct and manipulation.’”Lila felt sick.This wasn’t about the bet anymore.This was bigger.Calculated.“Why would he do that?” Maya asked.Ethan already knew.Lila saw it in his face instantly.“He’s trying to shift attention,” Ethan said quietly.Vanessa nodded grimly. “The investigation is turning against him. He needs a distraction.”And what better distraction than public humiliation?Lila suddenly felt exhausted down to her bones.She didn’t even have energy left to cry anymore.Everything had become too much too fast.Her phone buzzed nonstop now.Messages flooding in
The Nerd and the Hockey King Chapter 33: The Video They Weren’t Supposed to Find
Lila felt her heartbeat stop for a second.Vanessa’s words hung heavily in the cold air.They found the video.No one spoke immediately.Because everyone already understood which video she meant.Ethan’s face was drained of color.“How?” he asked sharply.Vanessa looked furious and panicked at the same time.“One of the players still had it saved,” she said. “Someone hacked the group drive.”Lila’s stomach twisted violently.Of course there was a video.Of course there was always something worse.“Where is it?” Ethan demanded.“Private forums right now,” Vanessa answered quickly. “But not for long.”Maya looked horrified. “What’s even in it?”Vanessa hesitated.That hesitation scared Lila more than anything else.“Vanessa,” Lila whispered, “what did he say?”Vanessa looked at her carefully.Almost sympathetically.And somehow that made it worse.“Enough to destroy you if it spreads the wrong way,” she admitted quietly.The words hit like a punch to the chest.Lila looked away immediat
The Nerd and the Hockey King Chapter 32: No More Secrets
For a second, Lila just stared at Maya.Like maybe she heard her wrong.But the look on Maya’s face confirmed everything.The video was real.And it was already spreading.Ethan cursed under his breath and took Maya’s phone immediately.Lila watched his expression darken as he scrolled.“It’s everywhere already,” he muttered.Her stomach twisted painfully.Of course it was.Nothing stayed private anymore.Not arguments.Not heartbreak.Not even a kiss.Slowly, Ethan turned the screen toward her.The security footage was grainy, filmed from above the arena entrance.But it was clear enough.Clear enough to see Ethan pulling her close.Clear enough to see her kissing him back.Clear enough for the entire campus to know exactly how weak she still was for him.The comments underneath were brutal.“She forgave him THAT fast?”“Girl stand up.”“He played her and she still kissed him omg.”“Honestly this is embarrassing now.”“Vanessa was prettier anyway.”Lila looked away quickly before the
The Nerd and the Hockey King Chapter 31: After the Bet
Lila stared at the comment until the words stopped looking real.She still doesn’t know what Ethan did after the bet ended.A cold feeling settled deep in her stomach.Beside her, Ethan went completely still.Which told her everything.He knew exactly what the comment meant.Slowly, Lila looked up at him.“What does that mean?”Ethan didn’t answer immediately.Maya glanced awkwardly between them before stepping back slightly. “Maybe I should”“No,” Lila said quietly, her eyes still locked on Ethan. “I want to hear it.”The rain had almost stopped now, leaving the parking lot cold and silent around them.Too silent.“Ethan.”His jaw tightened.“It’s complicated.”Lila let out a soft laugh filled with disbelief.“Every time you say that, my life gets worse.”That hit him hard.She saw it immediately.Maya looked uncomfortable now. “Lila…”But Lila barely heard her.Because Ethan still hadn’t answered.And the longer he stayed silent, the more her chest hurt.“What did you do?” she asked
The Nerd and the Hockey King Chapter 30: Before it was Real
The rain kept falling around them.Cold.Heavy.Neither Lila nor Ethan moved.Her phone felt too heavy in her hand now as she stared at the new video preview on the screen.Ethan noticed immediately.His expression darkened the second he saw it.“Lila,” he said carefully, “don’t watch that right now.”She laughed softly, but there was no humor in it.“Why? Afraid it’ll sound worse than the last confession?”His face tightened.“That’s not fair.”“No,” she whispered, “what you did wasn’t fair.”Silence.Painful silence.Lila looked down at the video again.Part of her didn’t want to open it.Because once she saw it, she couldn’t unsee it.But another part of her needed to know.Needed the truth completely.Even if it hurts.Slowly, she pressed play.The video opened immediately.Loud music.The hockey locker room.Several players crowded around laughing.The footage looked older than the others.Before everything became complicated.Before Ethan started looking at her like she mattered
The Nerd and the Hockey King Chapter 29: The Bet
The warmth inside the car disappeared so fast it almost hurt.Lila stared at Ethan, trying to process the words she had just heard.“Vanessa and I weren’t completely over each other.”Something sharp twisted in her chest.Not because she expected him to never have a past.Because suddenly every insecurity she’d tried burying came rushing back at once.Vanessa was beautiful.Confidence.The kind of girl who belonged beside someone like Ethan.Not her.Ethan saw the shift in her expression immediately.“Lila”“How long?” she asked quietly.He frowned slightly. “How long is it?”“How long were you two still… involved?”Ethan rubbed the back of his neck. “It wasn’t serious anymore.”“That’s not an answer.”Silence.Then:“A few weeks before the investigation started.”Lila looked away instantly.That hurt more than she wanted it to.Rain continued hitting the windshield softly, filling the silence between them.Ethan watched her carefully.“You’re thinking too much.”She let out a small l
The Nerd and the Hockey King Chapter 14: The Architect
The name didn’t make sense.It couldn’t make sense.Lila stared at her phone, her breath uneven, her mind refusing to catch up.Professor Carter.Her professor.The one who assigned Ethan to her.The one who controlled the class.The one whose stomach dropped.“This is fake,” Ethan said immediately
The Nerd and the Hockey King Chapter 12: The Biggest Secret
The message didn’t disappear.It stayed there.Glowing.Heavy.Dangerous.“You finally see the truth… but you’re still missing the biggest secret.”Lila’s fingers tightened around her phone.Her heart started racing again.Not from embarrassment this time.Not from heartbreak.From something worse.
The Nerd and the Hockey King Chapter 10: Betrayal Cuts Deeper
Lila dropped her phone.It hit the floor with a sharp crack.Her heart was racing too fast.Too loud.Too impossible to ignore.“No…” she whispered.But the image was already burned into her mind.Lucas.Editing the video.Calm. Focused. Precise.Like he had done it before.Like this wasn’t his fir
The Nerd and the Hockey King Chapter 6: Lines You Don’t Cross
Lila knew something was wrong the moment she stepped into the lecture hall.The whispers weren’t subtle anymore.They followed her.Laughed at her.Stared.Her stomach twisted as she walked down the aisle, clutching her books tightly. Every seat she passed seemed to echo with quiet snickers.Then s
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