*Crashing Into you *

*The call*

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*CRASHING INTO YOU*

*Chapter 12 *

*ETHAN'S POV*

My phone rang while I was in a meeting.

`Grandfather.`

I stepped out.

“What?”

“Ethan,” his voice was stern. “Come to La Rose restaurant. There’s a girl I chose for you. She’s waiting.”

I rubbed my temples. Another setup.

“I’m not going.”

“Excuse me?”

“I said I’m not going,” I said. “Because I’ve already found someone.”

Silence on the other end.

“...Who?” he asked.

“You wouldn’t know her,” I said.

“Then bring her. I want to meet her.”

I could picture him frowning through the phone.

“Fine,” I said. “I’ll bring her home. So you can see her.”

“Ethan—”

“I’ll call you with the date,” I cut him off and hung up.

The moment I ended the call, Noelle’s face flashed in my head.

The way she winked at me.

The way I said “love” and meant it, even as a lie.

Three days.

I told her three days to think about it.

Looks like I don’t have three days anymore.

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