My Fake Boyfriend Is the School Bad Boy novel Chapter 130

My Fake Boyfriend Is the School Bad Boy

Chapter 130 Treating Him Like A Stranger

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“Covalent bonds involve the sharing of electron pairs between atoms, I read from my notes. I kept my tone even. I delivered the information like a recorded audio lecture. I drained every ounce of emotion from the syllables. “These electron pairs form a stable balance

of attractive and repulsive forces.”

“Raisa, look at me.” The rough gravel in his tone held a desperate edge.

I snapped my head up. I locked my gaze onto his face. I offered him a blank, indifferent stare. I treated him like Julian Hayes. I treated

him like a random classmate assigned to a group project.

“Do you have a question about the material, Steinmann?” I asked.

I used his last name. The word struck the quiet space between us like a physical blow.

Ryder recoiled. The impact hit him fast and hard. The golden flecks in his eyes shattered. The cold distance proved more devastating than any shouting match. He understood the shift. He claimed the arrangement was a fake stunt to protect his narrative. Now, he faced the direct, brutal consequence of his lie.

I built a wall higher and thicker than his.

“I do not have a question about the material,” he murmured. His voice dropped to a ragged whisper.

“Then read the first paragraph.” I tapped my blue pen against the textbook page.

He looked down at the dense text. He did not read the words. He stared at the glossy paper. The silence stretched over the round table. The quiet hum of the library ventilation fan filled the void.

I sat rigid in my wooden chair. I maintained the professional facade. Inside, my ribs ached. The effort required every ounce of discipline I possessed. I wanted to reach across the table. I wanted to grab the thick collar of his gray sweater. I want to shake him until he admitted the truth he hid behind his ribcage. But I refused to bleed for a boy who dismissed my heart. He set the rules of the transaction. I

enforced them.

The minutes crawled. I lectured about molecular structures. I explained electronegativity values. He nodded at the appropriate intervals. He copied the diagrams onto the lined paper. His handwriting looked jagged. His grip on the pen looked painful.

He shifted his weight in the wooden chair. He dropped the blue pen. The plastic cylinder rolled across the table and stopped near my

notebook. He did not reach for it.

I looked at him.

The Crestview monster vanished. The terrifying, untouchable billionaire heir ceased to exist. A miserable, broken boy sat across from me.

His broad shoulders slumped. The dark storm in his hazel eyes turned into pure, heavy grief. He looked at my face, searching for a crack

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Chapter 130 Treating Him Like A Stranger

in the ice. He searched for the girl who stood in the freezing wind and promised to clear his path. He found nothing but a strict tutor.

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He hated the distance. He hated the flat, empty tone of my voice. The professional boundary suffocated him. He spent four years watching me from the shadows. He orchestrated a massive collision to bridge the gap. He opened the door to my heart, realized the terrifying depth

of the connection, and slammed the door shut in a blind panic.

Now he stood on the outside, freezing in the cold environment he created.

He parted his lips. His jaw tensed. The muscle ticked beneath his fading bruise. He wanted to speak. He wanted to reach across the wooden table and shatter the ice. I saw the fierce battle raging beneath his pale skin. He wanted to undo the parking lot. He wanted to

claim me again.

But the fear paralyzed his vocal cords.

He believed his touch ruined pure things. He believed his legacy was a curse. He assumed this cold, sterile dynamic was the only way to keep me safe from his chaotic life. He chose my safety over his own happiness. He suffered the misery because he thought I deserved a

quiet harbor.

He closed his mouth. He swallowed the unspoken words. He picked up the blue pen and returned his focus to the diagram. He surrendered

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