Everyone Chose Her, so I Chose Revenge
"Carly, we never meant for this to happen."
But I just stood there, perfectly calm, and called out to the system in my mind. "I'm giving up the mission."
"Carly, if the mission is marked as a failure, your soul will be destroyed!" the system warned.
"Good. At least I won't have to look at them anymore."
I couldn't stomach another second of a future spent tangled up with these two.
"Countdown initiated. Affection score will be settled in 24 hours."
Grant pulled on a shirt like nothing had happened. "Since you're here, I might as well tell you now. Tomorrow's the anniversary of your parents' death. You can take the chance to clear things up for Aria."