Fated To Three, And I Broke Them All novel Chapter 71

Chapter 71: 71-You Cannot Taste Me And Ditch Me

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I was walking through the corridors when I accidentally bumped into Jaguar.

Keyword: accidentally.

It was not an accident. I had planned it.

Theodore had completely ignored me, whereas Jaguar had brought his ex back, and I wanted to know exactly what was going through his head before I decided my next steps carefully.

So obviously, I was intrigued to find out more.

"I’m so sorry," I said as I knelt to gather the files.

He remained standing.

Usually, he would have immediately jumped in to help me. This time, he took his sweet time.

I hated the thought that I already felt as if I was starting to lose him without ever having him.

Finally, he knelt down.

"I hope you haven’t received any more texts or calls from Gigi’s crazy lover," Jaguar commented.

My fist slowly curled around one of the files, but I did it subtly.

"Um, so far, everything is good," I responded dryly.

He nodded and slowly got to his feet with me.

We stood face-to-face, and at least he seemed willing to have a conversation.

"I had a nightmare last night, and I thought–" I began, trying to stir some emotion in him. "What if somebody breaks into my house again?"

"Oh, I’ll give you my warrior’s number. Call him anytime you feel threatened," he replied.

It was not his usual tone. It lacked that casual, sexy edge I was used to hearing, and I did not like it.

He could not discard me like that.

"Right," I said, taking a deep breath. "I almost called you, but then I stopped myself."

I was in the middle of speaking when he began to nod.

"You did the right thing."

As soon as he said that, I froze.

"Excuse me?" I asked in confusion.

"Actually, you must have found out that I’m dating someone, so it wouldn’t be appropriate if she found out you’ve been calling me," he replied softly, though there was confidence in his voice, as if he was certain he wasn’t saying anything wrong.

Or maybe he just did not care anymore.

"I’m just curious," I uttered.

He narrowed his eyes, almost as if he were asking what I was curious about.

"You had a girlfriend?" I asked. "I just didn’t really get that. And I was thinking about the words you should have said to me."

"Yeah. I had broken things off with her. It’s just that recently we’ve been trying to rekindle things."

He wasn’t looking me directly in the eye. That was how I knew what a coward he was.

"Oh," I uttered.

"Recently? You mean when you were in my home and wanted to take things a little further?"

The moment I brought that up, I watched him look at me.

It wasn’t a look of anger or frustration. It was the look of someone who didn’t like being reminded of his shortcomings.

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