"I know you're still mad at me. I handled that night terribly. I hurt you, and I'm sorry. Okay? And look, you already got your revenge by leaking the story. Can you just let it go and forgive me?"
Chase leaned in and kissed my lips.
"If you want, I'll even go public with our relationship. Why won't you just believe me?"
"You want to go public with me, and you don't even have the decency to be honest about why?"
I almost fell for it. That whole heartfelt act. Almost. But I guess when you were an actor long enough, you started believing your own performances.
"You wanted to use me as a human shield for Ivy. Shift the attention onto me. So stop pretending you actually care, Chase. You've been playing this role so long you've convinced yourself. Don't you see how pathetic that is?"
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