The Year She Stopped Being Crazy for Him novel Chapter 373

He still waited for her to hang up first.

Only then did Gardenia feel much more at ease.

Back then, when she found Cora's diary and learned about her feelings for Jude, she hadn't intended to do anything. But it just so happened that Cora got sick and couldn't participate in the sports meet, so she took her place.

At the time, because she was attending school on a scholarship, she was bullied by the school's mean clique. She had no other choice but to think of using Jude.

With Jude backing her, those people wouldn't dare mess with her.

She had once witnessed Cora being bullied by those same people and had felt bad, considering befriending her so Jude could protect her too.

But she was afraid.

Afraid that the more Jude and Cora interacted, the more suspicious he would become.

There are some people who, just by standing there, show you exactly what kind of person they are—simple, pure. Cora was exactly that kind of person.

So she deliberately hinted to Jude that she and Cora didn't get along. Jude didn't have much contact with Cora to begin with, and after hearing her words, he distanced himself even further from Cora.

She had kept this lie going for so many years. Along the way, she had actually thought about coming clean. She figured that given the years of history she shared with Jude, even if he found out the truth, he wouldn't do anything to her.

After all, their relationship over these years was real; only the beginning was a mistake.

But she didn't dare take the gamble.

Now that Cora was dead, it was even better. Dead men tell no tales.

This secret would stay buried forever.

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