Mr. Fake-Mute's Love Game Ended When I Stopped Playing the Fool novel Chapter 41

Chapter 3

On the way home, my phone kept buzzing with messages.

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Alexander was confused: “What’s your problem this time? Everyone worked hard to come celebrate your birthday, and you just walk

out on them?”

“Bianca was just excited. She’s straightforward and easygoing–not fake and delicate like other girls. It was just a friendly hug. She let go and apologized, didn’t she?”

Then others started @-ing me in the group chat:

“Chloe, don’t you think you’re being a bit much?”

“Storming out like that for no reason–what did we ever do to you?”

“Damn, no good deed goes unpunished!”

I found it almost funny. I shot back coldly: “Who’s really being too much here?” Then I blocked them all and left the class group chat.

When I got home, I gave my parents a brief rundown of what happened.

I pressed my lips together, and facing my concerned parents, that sour, swelling pain in my chest suddenly surged up.

My voice cracked despite my efforts to control it: “I don’t like him anymore…”

“I don’t want to go to New York with him for college, and I don’t want to be with him or marry him…”

Mom gently wiped away my tears: “Sweetheart, this isn’t such a big deal.”

“Tomorrow Mom and Dad will help you call off the engagement. Whatever school you want to apply to, we’ll support you. You’ve always got us behind you.”

Dad led me to the living room and placed a cake knife in my palm.

‘We didn’t even get a chance to bring the cake over before you came back home. Perfect–now the three of us can have a quiet little birthday celebration.”

‘Eighteen years ago when you were born, Daddy smiled so hard his face hurt. Come on, birthday girl, no more tears. Let’s cut the cake

ind make a wish, okay?”

smiled through my tears, making a wish and blowing out candles as my parents sang their blessings.

ust as I was about to cut the cake, the doorbell suddenly rang.

composed myself and opened the door to find Alexander had followed me home.”

A light rain was falling outside.

Thunder rumbled occasionally, followed by flashes of white lightning.

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Alexander was soaked through, water dripping steadily from his hair, but he ignored it completely.

He just smiled and held out an elegantly wrapped jewelry box.

Look, the birthday present I carefully picked out for you.”

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Stop throwing a tantrum. Everyone’s still waiting for you to come back to the party, and quit talking about breaking up, okay?”

Looking at the diamond bracelet in the jewelry box, I suddenly felt like I’d seen it before.

The necklace Bianca was wearing today seemed to be from the same brand.

remained unmoved, never reaching for it.

Alexander’s arm hung there awkwardly in mid–air.

After a long moment, he finally lowered his numb arm, asking with growing impatience: “What the hell has gotten into you today?”

You were crying tears of joy when you agreed to my confession earlier–how can you just flip like this?”

‘Chloe, do you even remember how sweet and obedient you used to be?”

My chest felt tight.

didn’t even want to deal with him.

Before this, I’d been lost in a beautiful dream, thinking he only had eyes for me, that we’d go to New York together for college, eat neals together, live together, and after graduation we’d get engaged, married, have children.

Jntil today, when the truth was brutally exposed.

finally understood the fact that he didn’t love me at all.

To him, I was nothing but a burden–someone who’d saved his life as a child but couldn’t make any real waves in his world now.

took a deep breath and calmly repeated: “I’m not throwing a fit. The breakup is serious. Don’t contact me anymore.”

But Alexander suddenly exploded.

elry box on the ground, anger flashing in his eyes: “Chloe, what the fuck is wrong with you-”

finish, he was interrupted.

epped protectively in front of me, frowning slightly: “Alex, you need to watch your language.”

You’re soaked from the rain. You should head home for a hot shower and some rest. It’s getting late–Uncle won’t keep you for dinner onight.”

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