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Jessica boasted proudly, “William’s great, isn’t he? So many girls like him. Do you like him?”
I quickly shook my head, saying shyly, “How could I be worthy of him? I think William only has eyes for you.”
I’d hit Jessica’s sweet spot, and she smiled with satisfaction.
Jessica knew William liked her, but she didn’t want to be tied down so quickly.
Soon after, at the college sports day, she was supposed to be a flag bearer, but accidentally tripped on her dress and sprained her ankle. An athlete from the sports team carried her to the infirmary.
That day, William would end up confessing to me out of jealousy.
But on the day of the sports meet, I managed to sprain my ankle first.
Fighting through the pain, I limped over to bring Jessica her makeup bag.
Jessica showed no concern for me at all, instead complaining that I was late.
“You’re so slow just bringing something over. If your foot hurts, just deal with it. What if you made us late for the parade?”
I lowered my head and apologized, acting like a total pushover.
It was that muscular athlete again: “Hey, are you okay? Let me take you to the infirmary.”
I blushed and waved my hands, saying it wasn’t necessary, but nearly fell over.
He still picked me up bridal style, insisting on taking me.
Suddenly, a cold gaze fell on us. I looked up to see William.
Jessica called out excitedly, “William, don’t I look pretty today?”
But William didn’t answer, he just looked at me. “Get down, I’ll take you.”
Jessica’s face immediately fell. “William, I’m supposed to be in the parade soon. What are you doing?”
I quickly tried to smooth things over. “You don’t need to take me, this guy can do it. Don’t mess up Jessica’s plans.”
At the infirmary, the nurse said the injury was a bit serious and told me to avoid walking for a while.
I thanked the athlete, and learned his name was Rowan.
Rowan was about to leave, but turned back at the door.
“Um, can I get your number? In case you need help with anything later.”
I looked at his red–tipped ears, not quite understanding.
Not long after I arrived at the infirmary, news came that Jessica had fallen. William personally brought her over.
She was wearing a long tulle dress, like a princess, with William as her handsome knight.
Rowan came back with an ice pack, looking confused when he saw the two of them.
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Jessica was screaming in pain, and the nurse said she needed to ice it first.
She rudely pointed at Rowan, telling him to give her the ice pack.
I meekly said as usual, “Give it to Jessica first, I can get another one later.”
Rowan looked annoyed, but still gave it to her.
“Then I’ll take you back to the dorm first, and I’ll buy you one later.”
“Wren, can’t you do anything yourself? Do you need others to run around for you?” William’s face was cold, his words unkind.
But he actually took the ice pack and personally put it on my swollen ankle.
Jessica stared in disbelief: “William! I haven’t even used it yet! How could you give it to her?”
William ignored her, instead looking up at me: “Wren, don’t you like me? Let’s be together.”
I used surprise to cover the coldness in my eyes.
William wouldn’t fall for me so easily. He was mostly trying to make Jessica jealous.
I didn’t agree right away, stammering nervously: “I- I never said I liked you.”
I fled back to the dorm, where Jessica’s attitude towards me did a complete 180.
She spoke with biting sarcasm: “Well, well, I didn’t know you actually hooked up with William. You’ve really got skills, getting together with him. I guess you’ve made it big now.”
I kept my head down, saying it wasn’t true.
But Jessica escalated: “Stop pretending! You must like William, right? I’ve seen plenty of girls like you.”
“Always trying to climb the social ladder, not knowing your place. Even if William likes you, his family would never approve!”
This was far from enough. What I wanted was much more than just his affection.
