AVA“Picture this,” he continued. “Lucien… with another woman.”My brows pulled together. “What?”“Just imagine it,” he insisted.I sighed, but still, I did and the reaction was instant.My stomach turned and my chest tightened. Something ugly twisted inside me so fast it shocked me.My face must have shown it because Grandpa burst out laughing.I turned to him immediately. “Grandpa!”“You should have seen your face,” he said between laughs.I frowned, confused and embarrassed. “What?”He shook his head, still amused. “That reaction,” he said. “That right there.”He looked at me knowingly. “So I was right.”My heart skipped. “Right about what?”“You’re in love with him.” He said with a very wide smile.My heart skipped. “What?”“No, I’m not,” I said immediately, shaking my head.But even as I said it, it didn’t sound as convincing as it should have.Grandpa just watched me, clearly amused and for some reason, that made my denial feel weaker.“That’s why it’s so easy for him to affect
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