Chapter 2757
'For the first time in a long time, he openly announced his relationship with her to his family. For him to do something like that takes a lot of courage. He must've thought very highly of her. I don’t want to be the third wheeler here,' Tia continued.
With an expression of sympathy on her face, Cherry looked at Tia and said, "Tia, have you never once considered that the person you love shares the same feelings for you too?"
It was at that moment that Cherry understood why Tia was so afraid of crossing the line. 'She cares much more about Stanley than I've previously thought.'
Cherry then reflected on how Tia had reacted when she attempted to pair the two of them together. Whenever Cherry tried to create opportunities to bring them both closer together, Tia would crumble into a panicky mess.
'My efforts have pushed her to the point where she would guard her emotions even more fiercely. I'm afraid that dragging this on in the long run will obliterate whatever feelings they have for one another in the long run,' Cherry inferred.
It was at that moment that Cherry began blaming her parents again for how things had turned out. 'I would not have gotten in the way if I knew it was going to mess the both of them up. I wouldn't have done this if my parents weren't as pushy as they were."
Then, an idea suddenly occurred to her, and she reached out to grab Tia's hand. "Listen to me, okay? Stanley really likes you and whatever it is that is happening between Stanley and I, it's all just for show."
Tia was rendered speechless at an instant. "It's all...for show?"
What Cherry said had left her in complete disbelief. 'What is she blabbering about?'
"To be honest, I was just helping Stanley out with a mutual favor for each other..." Cherry began, after which she told the entire story in full detail to Tia.
"Why are you telling me all of this?" Tia asked, her brows furrowed in confusion.
"Because I'm going to be leaving soon." Cherry smiled. "I'm going to live abroad with my true love where we will both be free from all that nonsense."
"So you have a real boyfriend?" Tia asked while struggling to wrap her head around the information Cherry had filled her in on.
She found it difficult to process what Cherry had just told her, and at this point, she could not help but wonder if this was all just a dream.
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