All Chapters of Falling for the billionaire CEO who hated me before : Chapter 31 - Chapter 33

“Ma… Ma, are you awake?” “Honey? What’s wrong? Your voice sounds, what happened?”Mayla collapsed onto her bed. “I saw Carl. I saw him… with someone.”“With who?”She swallowed. “Andy.”A long silence. Then her mother’s voice rose. “Andy? As in the boy Carl keeps mentioning? The one he works with?”“Yes, Ma,” Mayla whispered. “They were… close. Very close.”Her mother sucked in a breath. “Oh Lord. Mayla, listen to me carefully. You need to tell Carl.”“No,” Mayla snapped immediately, shaking her head even though her mother couldn’t see her. “Not now.”“And why not?”“Because he’s already fragile! And the way he looks at Andy—Ma, Carl won’t believe me. He barely talks to me these days. He’ll think I’m trying to ruin things.”Her mother spoke gently. “You’re his mother and you know He loves you.”“Sometimes I’m not sure,” Mayla said quietly. “His mood… it’s changing. He’s always angry, always hiding his phone. I don’t know who he is anymore.”“Still, you can’t keep secrets that involve

Carl lay on his bed, staring at the ceiling, but his mind kept wandering to the same person.Andy.He had been avoiding him for days now.No messages.No accidental meetings.Not even the usual passing glances near the school gate.It didn’t sit right.Carl picked up his phone and typed.Carl:Why are you avoiding me? Did I do something?He stared at the screen, waiting.One minute.Two.Five.Finally, the typing bubble appeared.Then disappeared.Then appeared again.Then disappeared again.Carl frowned.“What the—just say something,” he muttered under his breath.A message finally came in.Andy:I’m busy. Don’t worry about it.Carl sat up quickly.Carl:Are you avoiding me? Yes or no.The three dots appeared once more.Andy:Carl… please. Don’t ask me questions I can’t answer right now.Carl’s frustration exploded in his chest.“What is wrong with everyone and secrets?” he snapped to himself.He typed again.Carl:If you don’t want to talk to me anymore just say it.A whole minute p