Mr. Fake-Mute's Love Game Ended When I Stopped Playing the Fool novel Chapter 46

Chapter 8

The next day, Alexander used Bianca’s phone to call me several times in a row.

I didn’t answer any of them.

Seeing the boarding time approaching, with only dozens of minutes left to get to the airport.

Alexander had no choice but to get in the car with the group.

But he couldn’t resist sending one message: “Chloe, you need to learn your lesson!”

When he boarded the plane.

My parents and I were already sitting in the Vance family estate.

Claire Vance took my arm and couldn’t stop praising:

“Chloe, you’re getting more beautiful every day.”

“Your parents told us your SAT score is over 1500–what a good child.”

“I’m just waiting for you to join our family so you can keep that troublemaker Alexander in line.”

Listening to this stream of compliments.

Sitting on the sofa, I found it somewhat hard to speak up.

didn’t know how to begin bringing up calling off the engagement.

After all, over these years, Robert and Claire Vance had been very good to me.

hey’d always deliver birthday gifts early, our families would eat Thanksgiving dinner together, and they always gave me the most

enerous gifts.

fter both families exchanged pleasantries for a while, I finally stated my purpose.

Uncle Robert, Aunt Claire, I brought my parents here today because I want to call off the engagement made when we were nine.”

laire was startled and hurriedly reached for me, “Chloe, did Alexander do something to upset you?”

Tell me and I’ll set him straight!”

That troublemaker, always misbehaving and making you angry…”

shook my head, my tone very calm:

He already has someone he likes.”

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“And I’ve realized that my feelings for Alexander aren’t romantic love.”

“Besides, Uncle and Aunt, marriage is free choice now–those old arranged engagements should be voided.”

Claire’s expression darkened.

Just as she was about to say something, Robert interrupted: “Chloe, where’s your hearing aid?”

At this mention, my parents immediately smiled, “We went out of state to get it treated. Her hearing is completely normal now.”

Claire was overjoyed but still wouldn’t give up.

‘Chloe, why don’t you wait until Alexander comes back to discuss this? He has the right to know too.”

‘When you were little, you followed him around everywhere and even saved his life. How could those feelings just disappear?”

I looked down at the gently rippling tea on the coffee table.

Finally, I firmed my resolve: “Aunt Claire, neither of us likes the other–we shouldn’t torture each other anymore.”

Robert sighed, clearly understanding our family’s stance. He stopped Claire’s attempts at persuasion and had the butler bring out the

engagement contract.

Watching the two engagement documents being torn up, burned, and turned to ash.

finally breathed a sigh of relief.

asked them: “I hope you won’t announce this publicly for now–we can take it slowly later.”

hey both nodded in agreement.

ut that very evening, I received a call from Alexander.

instinctively assumed he’d learned about the engagement being called off.

nstead, he said helplessly: “How could you mess up your college application? How can you be so stupid?”

Good thing

keeping an eye out, or you really would have gone to London for college.”

changed your application back for you. Bianca’s application is also for NYU. Her family situation is tough–she can’t tion. As classmates, we should help her out more…”

summer night breeze blew past.

felt a chill run through my entire body, my heart sinking completely.

e… changed my application?

f course, of course.

d never held anything back from Alexander since childhood. He knew my preferences, my interests, so naturally he could recite my hone number and Social Security number too.

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So when the application deadline was approaching, he kept tabs and checked.

Then changed my college application.

I didn’t even have time to tell him that modifying someone else’s application was illegal

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