I knelt before Chloe Lane, holding 99 roses in my hands. My voice trembled as I asked, “Chloe, will you marry me?”Beneath the sea of starlight, I failed to notice the flicker of sadness that crossed her eyes. She forced a smile, as if making up her mind about something, and took the roses from me. “I will.”A surge of joy exploded in my chest. My long-cherished wish had finally come true. Overcome with excitement, I stood and wrapped Chloe in my arms. Then, I heard a voice.‘If Gavin finds out I’m marrying someone else, he’ll finally regret leaving me, right?’I froze for a moment and let go of her.Gavin was Chloe’s ex-boyfriend—the man she had been tangled up with for seven years.“What did you just say?” I blurted out.Chloe looked at me with confusion. A trace of impatience flashed across her face. “I said I’d marry you.”At the same time, another voice rang in my ears. ‘God, he’s so annoying. If it weren’t for making Gavin jealous, I’d be too disgusted to even look at him
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