Todos os capítulos de My Introvert Girlfriend Comes Alive for Someone Else: Capítulo 1 - Capítulo 10

My girlfriend, Loretta Summers, was quiet and reserved. She rarely acted affectionate toward me.Most of the time, I was the one who initiated our conversations, and even then, they were nothing more than the occasional check-ins about everyday things.I always assumed that was simply how she was. I had never expected her to change.That was until the night she went to a reunion with her classmates, and I went to pick her up.I was standing outside the hall when I saw her.The same woman who was always so reserved and restrained around me was now leaning against another man, laughing brightly and talking with an ease I had never seen before.The guy lowered his head toward her. Their faces were so close it seemed like they could hear each other breathing.Suddenly, I remembered what she had been like when we first started dating. I had once impulsively tried to kiss her, but she instinctively pulled away.She said that she wasn't comfortable being physically close to a man.Be

"Ivan needs to get an endoscopy, but he doesn't have enough money to pay for it," Loretta explained.So naturally, she had to play the good guy and foot the bill?Just then, Ivan sent me another message."See? Lori would go this far for me. All I have to do is act a little helpless, and she completely loses her mind."As for you, you only got with her first because you're older than me. Take that away, and you're just some washed-up old man."I looked down at my phone, utterly exhausted."I'm saving for a down payment," I responded to Loretta.Ever since the New Year, Loretta and I had been saving for a house together. We'd have enough to get married by the time she finished graduate school.I had been cutting back on my own spending all this time. I didn't actually have to live so frugally given my financial state, but I'd still been setting aside part of my income to cover her expenses.I paid for her tuition and her living expenses too.There was a long silence from the ot

I let out a mocking laugh. I was laughing at Loretta, and at myself.All the resentment I'd been carrying disappeared the moment I finally saw the truth.In the end, all that remained was a calm, bitter hatred.When it came to love, I had lost to Loretta.I lost because I gave my heart to the wrong person.But in the real world, I wasn't going to stand by and watch them walk all over my feelings while they went on living carefree lives.Loretta didn't deserve it, and her manipulative junior—Ivan—deserved it even less.I calculated roughly how much money Loretta had managed to save. At her current spending rate, I had an idea of how long it would last.I stared calmly out of the window.Their good times wouldn't last much longer.Furthermore, Loretta had another burden waiting for her. Her father had a gambling problem, and her brother could not be bothered to work. They were all ticking time bombs she had been keeping hidden beneath the surface.Now, all I had to do was wait

"Cas, Ivan is only a junior in college. If the school finds out he's been detained, he'll face disciplinary action. Please just let it go."Ivan gritted his teeth. "Lori, don't beg him! Guys like him love putting on a show just because they have a little money. I won't let you suffer because of me!"I laughed. "Yes, I do have a little money. At least, I don't have to rely on a woman to support me, unlike you. Oh, right. I've already had someone notify your academic advisor that you'll be in custody for the next few days. You can use this time to think about how you're going to explain this to your professor."As I left the police station, Loretta came running after me.Her voice was thick with tears."Cassian! You weren't like this before. Why did you change so much?""Because you're not worth it."I looked at her, but there was not the slightest ripple in my heart anymore."When you knitted him that scarf, went out to eat with him, and bought him a gaming console, you must've

Ivan was not the type to take a beating without fighting back. He retaliated and, in the process, struck Loretta's father hard enough to cause a brain hemorrhage.Once things escalated, the ambulance and police arrived at the scene. Someone had recorded the whole incident and uploaded it to the university forum, sending the entire campus into an uproar.Ivan had only been detained for several days after assaulting me. His academic advisor had managed to keep him from receiving a disciplinary record that time. However, after what happened now, a formal warning would be the least of his problems.At the hospital, Loretta was trembling uncontrollably. Her brother, David, had rushed over from their hometown and punched her the moment he saw her."You bitch! You got pregnant before you were married, spent all your money on a man, and now you've gotten Dad hospitalized! You're such a burden!"Loretta covered her head and crouched in the corner, instinctively calling me. "Cas, help me… P