Chapter 220

Chapter 0220 Judy was about to learn that the hard way.

Everybody was staring at me in school. I tried hard to keep a low profile, but it was difficult when literally everybody and their mother saw the news. I was supposedly in a committed relationship with Gavin Landry, or so the article implied.

He texted me this morning and told me that he was going to take care of it and not worry, but I knew the damage had already been done. Everybody saw it and everybody was talking about it.

I was so embarrassed. It was also extremely inaccurate I wasn’t in a relationship with Gavin Landry. We were simply keeping things casual. It was nothing more than sex. But I knew it would make both me and Gavin look bad if I came clean to everybody, so I kept my mouth sealed shut.

“It’s not as bad as you think,” Nan said, wrapping an arm through mine. “Honestly. You’re going to be fine. They’ll forget all about it soon enough.”

I frowned at her, my stomach feeling unsettled.

“How do you know?” I asked, wrapping my arms around my body. “This is a nightmare. We were supposed to be lowkey.”

She shrugged and glanced around at everyone who was walking by; they kept sparing curious glances at me and whispering to one another. My cheeks burned with embarrassment.

“I’m sure something more interesting will happen soon enough and then they will forget all about you.”

I let out a sigh.

“I hope you’re right,” I breathed.

We went our separate ways, and I tried my best in each class, but it was hard when I felt like everyone was whispering about me behind my back. The only thing I truly had to look forward to was seeing Gavin after school. He will make things better no doubt;

I just had to hold onto that hope and trust him.

I waited outside the school for Leroy; Nan had her after–school study session and couldn’t wait with me, so I stood outside the school grounds alone. I glanced at the time with a frown; it wasn’t like him to be late. Typically, he was here before I arrived, not the other way around. I sat on one of the nearby benches and put my elbows on my knees. My mind was whirling with the media;

I couldn’t believe everybody was talking about my relationship with Gavin Landry. Even my professors seemed extra curious today.

A familiar car stopped in the street in front of me and when I lifted my gaze, my entire body froze. 1 knew it wasn’t Leroy, but my thoughts confirmed when the door opened, and the driver stepped were out of the car.

“Tell me it isn’t true,” Ethan said as he rounded the car and approached me.

“Ethan?” I asked, not believing my eyes. I wasn’t expecting him to just show up at my school like this. We were in public, and any outburst could make him look bad, not to mention ruin any chance he has to +25 BONUS Chapter 0220 marry Irene. He’s already on thin ice with her. “What are you doing here?”

“I saw the news, Judy,” he said, shaking his head as he stopped inches from me. “Tell me it’s not true. Are you truly in a relationship with him?”

I folded my arms across my chest and narrowed my eyes at him.

“I don’t see how it’s any of your concern whether it’s true or not,” I told him simply.

He scowled at me, and I could see the pure anger on his face as his lip curled in disgust.

“Because he’s going to be my father–in–law!” He nearly hissed, spit flying from his mouth. “Don’t you see how fucked up that is! I can’t believe you are having a relationship with him!”

“You left me for another woman, Ethan. What I do isn’t your business anymore,” I told him, not willing to back down. “I don’t know why you are here trying to harass me, but it needs to stop.”

L I tried to walk around him, not sure where I was going to go with Leroy not here yet, but I knew I couldn’t stay around Ethan any longer. However, he wasn’t going to back down without a fight. He grabbed my arm with force, spinning me around to face him.

“I won’t let you go back to him, Judy,” he said through his teeth. “You belong to me and I’m not letting you go that easily.”