The Stolen Life- My Mother Gave My Fiancé to Her Favorite Student novel Chapter 95

In a small–town military base like Camp Liberty, any hint of intimacy between a man and a woman could spark a firestorm of gossip. If word got out, it was always the woman’s reputation that took

the hit.

Jack hadn’t even realized what was happening until it was too late. Emily had already backed him

up against the wall, kissing him with desperate intensity. Her hands, soft and trembling, slid over

his chest.

Only then did Jack snap out of it. He shoved her away.

“Emily! What the hell are you doing?”

She clutched her arms around herself, lip trembling “Jack, I like you. I’ve liked you for so long, I just

want to be with you. I’m scared that if Olivia comes back, you’ll leave me. Please, Jack can’t you

forget her?”

Her voice cracked with emotion, and her lips were still flushed from the kiss. Anyone else might

have melted at the sight. But Jack’s face was stone cold.

“I’ve never had feelings for you, Emily. Don’t pull this stunt again. And you need to stop this. Now.”

Emily froze. Even the tears she had been forcing stopped mid–track. Her eyes widened.

“You don’t like me? Jack, How can you not like me? You’ve always treated me different!”

As a nurse with Rivers‘ unit, Emily had been smitten with Jack for ages. She’d saved Jack’s life

once during an avalanche, searching for him three days and nights without rest. After that, Jack

had always treated her with warmth and respect. She’d taken that for love. But now, Jack’s voice

us firm.

ated you that way because you saved my life. respected you. That was gratitude, not love. I ‘t think you’d get the wrong idea.”

Emily stared at him in disbelief, her heart unraveling. “Gratitude? You gave me the only vial of that

rare serum during the last outbreak. You risked your life for me! If that’s not love, then what is it? Is

it Olivia? You’re in love with her, aren’t you?”

Jack didn’t answer.

He turned back to the telegraph machine, his fingers ready to type, but in a desperate move, Emily flipped the telegraph’s switch off and threw herself at him again, clinging to his chest.

Her confidence–her whole world–had just been shattered. She’d been so sure Jack’s kindness

meant he loved her. Now, the thought of Olivia swopping back into camp and stealing him away

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“Ah! That hurt!”

Just as expected, Jack was at her side in an instant worry all over his face.

“Emily? Are you okay?”

She bit her lip, shy and teary. “I’m fine… I just overheard you. Is Olivia really coming back?”

Jack’s face lit up again. He held up the telegram.

“Yeah, I contacted one of my old commanders. He owes me a favor–he said he can make it happen. And don’t worry, you’re not going to Lakewood either. You both get to stay here.”

Emily managed a smile.

“That’s wonderful news. So, when Olivia gets back, she’ll know we’re together now, right?”

Jack’s smile slowly faded. He turned to her, brows drawn together.

“What did you just say, Emily?”

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**say that we’re already together won’t she? Emily said

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