Foreign Boy Took My Heart (Completed)✔

Chapter-21 *Trouble*✔

I quickly turned my face in an attempt to hide the shock from them, but my eyes glistened with the pain of betrayal.

I shouldn't be shocked to hear that. How on Earth? I thought Max was different.

I shook my head, disappointed. I was regretting everything.

Now, I wasn't feeling guilty for insulting him. He deserved it.

Jerk!

"That's why I hate him so much, but when I heard you went out with him, I felt cheated. You should stay away from him. He is not good for you.” Her voice snapped me out and I looked at her.

"Do you still like him?" I mentally slapped myself for asking her such stupid question.

She chuckled and waved her left hand in denial. "Of course not. I'm not stupid. I've already moved on," she replied, shyly glancing at Noah.

“Are you okay?” Noah asked concerned.

I stared at him and my mouth went dry.

I swallowed, “Y… yeah.” The words came out a whisper, and I took a deep breath to make it normal.

Noah shook his head, totally unconvinced, but didn't ask anything.

“So, I'll see you around?” Jelline asked, hopefully and waited for my response.

I nodded and hugged her. I didn't say anything–I just couldn't. I didn't know whether I should be sympathetic for Jelline or for myself because of my stupidity. He was just playing with me. I really wanted to scream right then, but I had to control my emotions.

After few minutes, I bid them goodbye and walked away. I was having an internal debate because of the information I had received. My heart was screaming at me to have some faith in Max.

Don't jump to any conclusions!

Don't listen to others!

I should have given him a chance to explain. There must have been some misunderstanding; although, my mind thought differently. It was the perfect excuse to avoid Max. I could've believed this whole theory and started hating him. I already had a crush on him and there was no excuse to deny it. Max realized it too. I had to go with whatever Jelline said, whether it was half the truth or complete.

This was the perfect opportunity.

Believe it and avoid him!

I sighed, knowing that it was the stupidest thing I could do. I was about to leave when I saw Kyle coming from the opposite direction. I mentally debated whether to greet him or not, but all my doubts vanished when he walked by without even glancing at me. I bit my lip angrily and went to my next class.

Classes were over, yet there was no trace of Max. I walked outside and found Noah waiting for me.

"Hey, Nina is with Jake, so I thought I'd give you a ride," he said hopefully.

I scoffed. This was not something I'd planned.

Damn you, Noah. Why are you doing this? I don't want you to build up your hopes. Now, I understood everything–even, why he'd suddenly gotten excited to know my perception about Max. He was actually trying to learn about my feelings and he thought that he still had a chance.

Dammit! I should have guessed it earlier.

I suddenly felt someone's eyes upon me, but when I looked around again, nobody was there. I shook my head.

Definitely crazy!

"Um, no, it's okay, Noah. You don't need to. Besides, I need to buy some essentials. I'm going to the supermarket. Thanks for the offer!" I politely rejected his offer with a perfect excuse.