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ick, suffocating rule: if my phone battery dropped below f
to cure my habit o
nt. With all my friends gathered and the candles on the cake already
y ignoring my burning humiliation. "Missing o
e his first formal visit to my parents.
, Bella, sent a text: "My phone is dying.
rakes and immediately
ill waiting at hom
d, "Her phone is dying! W
w herself into his arms. Aaron quickly pulled out his power ba
I clearly saw the battery
d indulgently an
care me like this,"
nd dialed the billionaire tech CEO who had
willing to marr
pte
rey
back from the
refully set with my mother's most treasured crystal goblet
ymore. He isn't com
t down, the
ing the expensive box of imported pastries my pare
ning the box to reveal that half the pastries were already gone. "I did
from her hands, and placed i
ig deal," Aaron said smoothly. "Today's delay w
diculous. "It's Thanksgiving, and it was y
impatience. "Your phone was fully charged, and you could contact your family
ile my parents waited bitterly at home for hours!" I clenc
inded jealousy is suffocating. Bella wanted to make it up to you, and she even specifically offered to host a dinner for
rward, her large, watery eye
tugging at Aaron's sleeve. "I shouldn't have
r as they walked toward the car without even glancing at me again. "Some people jus
nce without even saying a w
y did book a private room at
base was brought t
was entirely filled
food broth!" Bella announced cheerfully, waving a ladle
icks. "I have a seve
or Bella, didn't even lift an eyelid. "Can't
over such a small thing and ruin everyone's ap
from his pocket and slapped it onto the cen
"Last week on Audrey's birthday, she actually managed to let her phone battery drain to forty-nine p
erupted into a burst of mo
f his buddies said with a laugh. "Audrey
drey, Aaron is so strict with you.
punishment should be Audrey peelin
tightly, my voice icy:
rkening. "It's just a meal, Audrey, do
ng at me. They were all waiting for
gloves and pulled that heavy
y pried one open, the razor-sharp edge sliced deep int
ntly welled up, staini
ressed it hard against the wou
sed on putting meatballs onto Bella's plate, gentl
op of hot oil splas
out a deli
air, grabbed her hand, and dragged he
you? Let me see!" h
tightly wrapped my bleeding thumb, and applied h
und on my hand, silently walked over, and pulled two
ispered my thanks
and we stood on the freezing, biti
egan to patter do
Aaron, can you drive me home? My phone is dyin
ned his head and looked at me. "Go ba
o his eyes. "My p
have warned you hundreds of times to always keep your battery charged when you go out. This is a punishment f
erstood completely. Those strict rules he set for m
opened the family tracking app on my phone an
s battery died, and the sc
rain, the bleeding thumb inside my coat p
on, walked up to the counter, and begged the
other's cell
one ring, but the voice coming fr
y medical paramedic from th
r father just suffered an acute myocardial infarction at home. The situation is extremely critical, and we are transporting h
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