For several days in a row, Skyler kept appearing in Jeanette's life in every possible way. At the library, outside her classes, beneath her apartment building. He was like a ghost, always lurking just behind her. No matter how cold or indifferent she acted, he refused to leave. Frustrated and exhausted, Jeanette finally agreed to meet him at a cafe, determined to end things once and for all. She ordered a hot black, but just as the server brought it over, they slipped, and the entire cup of scalding coffee flew straight toward her. Before Jeanette could even react, Skyler had already stepped in front of her. The coffee splashed down his arm, instantly blistering his skin in a wave of small, red welts. Jeanette froze. Without a word, she grabbed him and rushed him to the hospital. The short journey became torturous due to the searing pain in his arm, causing beads of sweat to form on Skyler's forehead. Looking at Jeanette's expressionless face beside him, he suddenly rememb
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