Chapter 243 - Trick

{"messages":[{"id":740108705,"character_id":17045769,"type":2,"position":2,"content":"You’re a student? You look so mature."},{"id":740108706,"character_id":0,"type":1,"position":0,"content":"He chuckled."},{"id":740108707,"character_id":17046704,"type":2,"position":1,"content":"I get that a lot... truth be told, I took a sabbatical."},{"id":740108708,"character_id":17045769,"type":2,"position":2,"content":"You did?"},{"id":740108709,"character_id":0,"type":1,"position":0,"content":"I was always so jealous of people who took a sabbatical. My Father encouraged me to do it but my Mom said that I should focus on my studies before taking a year-long break from life."},{"id":740108710,"character_id":0,"type":1,"position":0,"content":"As always, her advice is the best. And the smartest."},{"id":740108711,"character_id":0,"type":1,"position":0,"content":"Despite being younger than Father, she’s more mature."},{"id":740108712,"character_id":17046704,"type":2,"position":1,"content":"So, you’re here to accompany your Father who is obsessed and infatuated with your Mother and your protective brother who won’t even let you go near a boy?"},{"id":740108713,"character_id":0,"type":1,"position":0,"content":"I nodded, giggling."},{"id":740108714,"character_id":17045769,"type":2,"position":2,"content":"That sums it up."},{"id":740108715,"character_id":0,"type":1,"position":0,"content":"He chuckled."},{"id":740108716,"character_id":17046704,"type":2,"position":1,"content":"Your family sure is complicated. Well, I have an older brother too."},{"id":740108717,"character_id":17046704,"type":2,"position":1,"content":"He’s a black sheep now. Ditched us when he graduated school, never heard from him since."},{"id":740108718,"character_id":17045769,"type":2,"position":2,"content":"You’re not in touch anymore?"},{"id":740108719,"character_id":0,"type":1,"position":0,"content":"He shook his head."},{"id":740108720,"character_id":17046704,"type":2,"position":1,"content":"Yes, it’s regretful."},{"id":740108721,"character_id":0,"type":1,"position":0,"content":"His face... it doesn’t look sad at all."},{"id":740108722,"character_id":17046704,"type":2,"position":1,"content":"Anyway, do you fancy leaving this place to get a drink?"},{"id":740108723,"character_id":17046704,"type":2,"position":1,"content":"I know a great place near the docks."},{"id":740108724,"character_id":17045769,"type":2,"position":2,"content":"..."},{"id":740108725,"character_id":17046704,"type":2,"position":1,"content":"What’s wrong? Well, I guess that you’re right to be cautious. I am a stranger after all."},{"id":740108726,"character_id":17045769,"type":2,"position":2,"content":"I-I..."},{"id":740108727,"character_id":17046704,"type":2,"position":1,"content":"But you can’t blame me, can you?"},{"id":740108728,"character_id":0,"type":1,"position":0,"content":"He lifted my chin up, smiling."},{"id":740108729,"character_id":17046704,"type":2,"position":1,"content":"You’re so beautiful, I can’t resist."},{"id":740108730,"character_id":0,"type":1,"position":0,"content":"Suddenly, someone smacked him on the back of the head with the play’s script and snapped:"},{"id":740108731,"character_id":17048680,"type":2,"position":1,"content":"Don’t you dare."},{"id":740108732,"character_id":0,"type":1,"position":0,"content":"My eyes looked up and at that moment, everything went silent."},{"id":740108733,"character_id":0,"type":1,"position":0,"content":"A man stood in front of us, his charming black hair covered the top of his eyes, his thick eyelashes bursting through each strand."},{"id":740108734,"character_id":0,"type":1,"position":0,"content":"Never before had I seen a man who could pull off a trench coat like him..."},{"id":740108735,"character_id":0,"type":1,"position":0,"content":"He was more than hot. This guy was another level of handsome."},{"id":740108736,"character_id":17046704,"type":2,"position":1,"content":"Geez, what’s that for?"},{"id":740108737,"character_id":17048680,"type":2,"position":1,"content":"I thought that you had a girlfriend already."},{"id":740108738,"character_id":17046704,"type":2,"position":1,"content":"I-I broke up with her yesterday!"},{"id":740108739,"character_id":0,"type":1,"position":0,"content":"I didn’t even care about him. My eyes were right on the man in front of me."},{"id":740108740,"character_id":17046704,"type":2,"position":1,"content":"Um... are you okay?"},{"id":740108741,"character_id":0,"type":1,"position":0,"content":"He’s the one..."},{"id":740108742,"character_id":17046704,"type":2,"position":1,"content":"Hey, you still with me? Trust me, she and me weren’t even serious!"},{"id":740108743,"character_id":17048680,"type":2,"position":1,"content":"Urgh, I don’t have the time for this."},{"id":740108744,"character_id":17048680,"type":2,"position":1,"content":"Father is waiting for you."},{"id":740108745,"character_id":17045769,"type":2,"position":2,"content":"Father? You’re... his brother?"},{"id":740108746,"character_id":17046704,"type":2,"position":1,"content":"Shoot..."},{"id":740108747,"character_id":17046704,"type":2,"position":1,"content":"I-I can explain that too!"},{"id":740108748,"character_id":17045769,"type":2,"position":2,"content":"..."},{"id":740108749,"character_id":17045769,"type":2,"position":2,"content":"Mind if I sit with you?"},{"id":740108750,"character_id":0,"type":1,"position":0,"content":"I’ve sat through countless arguments between my parents and there was one thing that solved them every time."},{"id":740108751,"character_id":0,"type":1,"position":0,"content":"Two words. Sxx. Appeal."},{"id":740108752,"character_id":0,"type":1,"position":0,"content":"I want him, and he’ll be mine."},{"id":740108753,"character_id":17046704,"type":2,"position":1,"content":"Come on, Walt... can’t we do something else?"},{"id":740108754,"character_id":17048680,"type":2,"position":1,"content":"It’s a family tradition. Not that you’d care about those things."},{"id":740108755,"character_id":17046704,"type":2,"position":1,"content":"Urgh..."},{"id":740108756,"character_id":0,"type":1,"position":0,"content":"As Jace got up, I stopped as I pulled on his sleeve, smiling."},{"id":740108757,"character_id":17045769,"type":2,"position":2,"content":"Mind if I join you?"},{"id":740108758,"character_id":0,"type":1,"position":0,"content":"I smiled so innocently, so much that he swayed."},{"id":740108759,"character_id":17046704,"type":2,"position":1,"content":"S-Sure!"},{"id":740108760,"character_id":0,"type":1,"position":0,"content":"-End of Chapter 243-"},{"id":740108761,"character_id":11078108,"type":2,"position":1,"content":"Thank you for reading my book! Make sure to like if you’ve enjoyed the story and want more. Subscribe by tapping the heart button so you don’t miss any updates. Doing that would mean a lot! Leave a comment especially! I love to read them~."}]}