Don't Mess with the Girl with Candy novel Chapter 1502

"What do you mean he went after her?"

Suki asked cautiously over the phone.

"Harold." Lorelei leaned against the wall, a biting, bone-deep chill seeping into her body. Her voice was so hoarse it was barely a whisper. "He got a call from Felicia, and he ran out after her."

He was still sick, so weak he could barely stand, yet the moment he heard Felicia was back, he had bolted out the door like his life depended on it.

If that wasn't love, what was?

"Suki..." Lorelei tipped her head back against the wall, but the tears kept falling anyway. She let out a quiet sob. "I thought Harold had finally fallen for me. I thought my fifteen-year crush was finally being answered."

"But now I see I'm just a backup plan. I've always just been someone's second choice."

"There are so few people in this world who actually love me for me."

Lorelei wiped her tears, feeling completely isolated and helpless. "Maybe I don't even qualify as a backup."

She was a joke.

Fifteen years of feelings, all just a pipe dream.

It was time to wake up.

—

At 3:00 AM.

Harold dragged his weakened, feverish body back into the house.

The living room lights were still on.

He walked quietly to the master bedroom and nudged the door open just a crack.

He saw the lump under the covers on the bed.

Not wanting to disturb her sleep, Harold didn't go in. He turned and headed to the guest room instead.

The moment the door clicked shut, Lorelei opened her tear-soaked eyes in the dark.

In the guest room.

Harold flicked on the lights. Curled up right in the middle of the large bed, a tiny ball of fur suddenly snapped its head up.

*Meow~*

Realizing the person standing there wasn't its mommy, the kitten fluffed up all over, scooting backward and trying to look fierce.

Harold shrugged off his jacket, casually tossing it over a chair, and walked slowly to the edge of the bed.

With just two fingers, he pinched the cowardly little kitten by the scruff and dropped it into his left palm.

*Meow~*

Baby wanted to bite him, but then remembered what its mommy always said.

*When a cat lives under a human's roof, it must learn to bow its head.*

The bared tiny teeth immediately retracted.

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