Betrayed by the bad boy

pestering me for almost a y

h other's parents." I looked at the man in front of me, lo

the dormitory building in the evening, and a fe

led my scarf up a bit higher, covering half my face, afrai

ile, a trace of banter in his eyes. Afte

ccept your gift." I was a bit an

denly reached out with his other hand to

to you. Tomorrow is your birthday

sed, realizing I might have been overthinking thing

ed at me again. "Your brother has a work trip to Russ

and got into a car

of my brother's. They were both in gradu

her's phone to call me to pick him up. When I answered, I called out for my brother

ly. My brother always used my full name o

hone to call my brother. "Niko Kirk, can't you

g confused. "Why would I send you

old wind, holding the

s my birthday, even though

rm, gritting my teeth as I looked at the bag in my hand. A large

y knowing his ambiguous attitude toward

and dialed it. Jake picked up a

ssib

free?" I tried

," Jake repli

our gift back, or I'll have Ni

g silence before Jake finally spoke, "Cin

med a bit di

of a playboy. So I had always thought that he was just after somet

l gate." I didn't want to get more entangled

ying a man was the star

outside the dormitory, when I saw a familia

. It was cold outside, and he was

nt me a message saying he was comin

I still held the

Jake and me, the expensive gift

over, but then I saw him take a few steps forward and

d, they were in e