This cold war between us lasted longer than any argument we had ever had before.
None of Finn's arranged dates worked out. According to the Dalton family, several women met him and turned him down afterward. But later, I overheard him telling Ivy a completely different story.
"I did it on purpose," he said with a helpless smile. "I deliberately acted uninterested so they'd reject me first. That way nobody gets embarrassed, and I can turn them down without offending anyone."
Ivy believed him immediately. Not only that, she was deeply moved by it.
I knew because I checked the private account I used to follow her i********: posts. That same night, she uploaded a story visible to everyone except me.
Ivy: As long as your heart belongs to me, I'll keep believing in you and standing beside y
