The Luna Never Heard novel Chapter 6

Selene, in a tiny black miniskirt, stood out starkly among the seven or eight guys.

She spotted me instantly, sauntered over, and fake–affectionately looped her arm through mine. “Adeline,

what a coincidence!”

“I felt so awful about yesterday. I never meant to make you so angry. I really just see Caden as one of the

friends. Please don’t be mad, okay?” She pretended to be upset, dabbing at non–existent tears. “I guess… I

guess it’s my fault… If I’d been more careful, you wouldn’t have left., please don’t blame me… even though I

almost went to the rooftop over my guilt…”

“That’s enough,” my mom cut her off with a cold laugh. “Young ladies these days are getting more and more

shameless, stop being “pick–me girl.”

“My daughter doesn’t lower herself to your level because we raised her to value respect and manners. She doesn’t curse people out. How were you raised“?” She looked Selene dead in the eye. “Always hanging around a pack of boys. Don’t you know the meaning of ‘appropriate boundaries‘? If your parents won’t teach

you, I, as your elder, will.”

“This act of yours? It’s what they call ‘trying–too–hard.‘ Stop clout–chasing. It’s not a good look.”

I almost laughed out loud.

I quickly pushed Selene’s arm away and coldly stated, “You have body odor. ”

“We’re not close. Stop pretending we are.”

Selene froze completely.

”

After hearing my mom’s words, her eyes instantly reddened, and she stood there, utterly lost for what to do

next.

Tom, one of the guys, immediately jumped to her defense. “Ma’am, was that polite? Selene almost jumped off a building because of your daughter!”

I gave him a cursory glance.

Suddenly I remembered him saying yesterday, “What could she even do if she heard? Look at her. Who’d bother with her? Caden’s basically doing her a charity by putting up with her…” I felt sick.

“Adeline, I…” Caden instinctively moved toward me, reaching for my hand like he always used to.

“Caden…” I looked at him, my voice cold.

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When Caden’s gaze fell on Selene’s red, teary eyes, he stopped short of touching me.

He pulled out a tissue and wiped her tears, unable to help himself saying, “Ma’am, you’re being too harsh.

Selene didn’t mean any harm. This is really about Adeline’s temper. She almost drove Selene to suicide.

Selene’s still young, just graduated high school. She’s only eighteen…”

“Eighteen?” Mom raised an eyebrow, then smiled. “You say she’s young at eighteen, but my daughter is only

seventeen. They’re both at the best age of their lives. My daughter did nothing wrong. How did she suddenly

become the villain who almost caused someone’s death?”

“Caden, I still remember you as a boy playing with Adeline, vowing to protect her. You’ve changed so quickly.

I’m deeply disappointed in you.”

Caden was speechless. He distractedly wiped Selene’s tears.

The others seemed to have no rebuttal either and fell silent.

I saw no point in staying and prepared to leave with my mom.

But just then, Caden suddenly grabbed my wrist.

He looked down at the winter clothes in my shopping bag and said without thinking, “It’s too early for clothes

this heavy. You don’t need that many yet.”

Then, as if struck by a thought, his eyes lit up, and his grip on my wrist tightened. “So that’s it. You blocking me, throwing a fit… it was all a front, wasn’t it?”

“Buying winter clothes… are you planning to come skiing in Snow City with us?” he reassured himself, a smirk tugging at his lips. “Alright, enough games. I’ll book your ticket later. Our flight’s at ten tomorrow morning. We’ll go together.”

“You’ve got it all wrong!” I snapped, yanking my hand away and cutting him off mercilessly.

“I’m not going to Snow City with you. I’m going abroad. And besides, my hearing has been fine for a while

now.”

The smug look instantly vanished from Caden’s face.

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