r plan was a success,

at she had just woken up since she was still yawning while

sin and glanced at the clock hang

, and that's when Lexie t

usin's habit to w

y in his 40s, walked out of her cousin's room. He was wearing nothing but

ediately smiled upon seeing Claire. Her cousin even rais

morning

tly. He quickly approached h

de Lexie grim

e you'd like to acknowledge my presence, or

anymore. She raised her eyebrow dramatica

d because she successfu

aneously. Without hesitation, Lexie rolled

ter m

making Lexie e

for your gross PDA doesn't make me

the man who remained silen

this is Andrew, my boyfriend

roduced the

ecently that you were dating Jake,

ted out abs

asn't an addict. By the way, J

t information confu

an addict; I just sa

id, still

's his brother, f

t Andrew, who still had his a

? I mean, no of

ndr

ndrew corrected he

ever. Still,

e shr

ne t

d, making Lexi

y did he become

n with a deep frown, p

than his little brother, and

a worm sprinkled with sa

d away when Claire kis

sake, Claire, enoug

sin, cringing. Andrew

she a

Claire, poin

a child? Watch how y

She's just heartbroken, that's why she's grumpy. Plu

mischievous grin at Lexie, whi

s pretty tall f

ief while observing Le

e sassy too-not

making Lexie

teenagers are when dealing with heartbre

id with fa

n because every time she tri

nly moved closer, smiling as he walked

, but it was too late. Lexie nearly cursed out of frustration when Andrew finally reach

y girl. Heartaches are

ng to a child instead

tell me that I'll get

he heard Claire chuckle, whic

s still part

out as if to pat her head,

me, and I'll br

with a glare, maki

tching her stomach like she was

want-I hope yo

ed, glaring a

laire started coughing uncontrollabl

ughed eve

works fast wi

earning a death

m-med student

Lexie lazily pointed at the gla

more to tease her cousin when a

nces. Lexie shrugged, signaling

afael again, I swear

uttered

didn't move, Lexie got up

ell

same man she couldn't even look stra

t are you d-

pression darken upon noticing her outfit-a thin black tank t

return this. You left i

her wallet back. He then p

ened the door opening, m

n he saw Andrew, who was s

hen she realized Claire

c-come in

ulling him inside,

burning with anger a

tight, realizing what

s not what

blurt

really not w

efore shooting her a sha

bfounded for a moment b

wait a

o matter how quick her steps were, she couldn't

an is waiting for you-you sh

estedly, making Le

think! Will you just stop f

ven after they had exited her condo building, Ram cont

had returned to her-filled with what seemed like coi

, wait a

. The sound of the coins inside was audible, but she didn'

u just let me explain? You're too c

g her lip when Ram s

, his brows furrowed deeply

g you, okay? It's

e. Instead, she picked up her purse-after all, even if

of a man almost half-naked-you even had t

His reaction left Lexie confused, making her ra

ade me chase you, I would still be inside. If I wa

tration, which only see

you're wearing almost nothing. Look at all those men-their eyes are pract

sly, his sharp g

r said I wanted them to see me almost na

aid with

why are you

m not

swered

t mad, then why are your thi

ie t

he walked toward his car and

seriously

. The man rolled his eyes

ly are a k

king his head,

am n

op acting

tarted moving closer

re all these men are looking at you like you're some kind of prey. The