The Boyfriend Contract のすべてのチャプター: チャプター 21 - チャプター 24

Caleb I ignore the buzzing from my phone as I take another swig straight from the can of beer, lazily taking in the others that were tipped over on the coffee table. It’s not like I can tell what’s going on anyway—Because the screen is half covered in ink. After my father’s call, I tossed it against the wall. It didn’t shatter, but the screen took the brunt of the hit, the cracking sound sharp in the air. When I went over to pick it up, the upper part of the screen was dark blue. Not that I cared. I wasn’t expecting a call from anyone important. My girlfriend had broken up with me. And my “boyfriend” was somewhere…I had no idea, but it was my fault that he moved out of the apartment, so I knew he wasn’t going to be calling anytime soon. My life…was falling apart. I laugh bitterly as I tip my head back and take another swig, letting the warm beer slide down my throat. It was a six-pack that I bought and kept in my bedroom. I wasn’t planning on drinking it until Anna returned an

Caleb My mother’s the most surprised to see me when she walks into the house the next morning……smelling like alcohol. I don’t ask why or what she was doing, because I stopped asking questions a long time ago. I just did what they asked—regardless of the stone-cold silence they kept with each other. And when my mother threw her famous parties or my father wanted us to behave like a happy family, I threw on my biggest smile and posed for the camera. She pauses in the hallway, her eyes narrowing when she spots me in the kitchen. I wouldn’t have left my room at all, but I needed something to drink. And I didn’t want the chef moving around and attending to my every whim. “Caleb?” I place down the bottle of water I’m holding on the custom-designed island top that cost them hundreds of thousands. The water sloshes over my hand as she hurries into the kitchen, a big grin spread across her face. I only see her smile when she’s drunk. Once she’s sober, she barely pays attention to any