Backup Girl No More: Adios To My V-Card and My First Love
Chapter 71

Chapter 17 Chapter 17 Twenty four hours .

That was all the time I had left .

Last night After Pax asked me to start over , I didnt respond .

I simply sat there , letting the weight of his words sink into the candlelit hush between us .

The restaurant , once warm and intimate , suddenly felt distant , the glow of the chandeliers dimmed by something neither of us was willing to name .

A silence stretched between us , thick and unresolved .

Paxs mother , ever perceptive , didnt push for an answer .

These kinds of things should be settled between the two of you , she murmured , dabbing the corner of her lips with a napkin .

Ive had my fill .

Ill be heading home .

Before leaving , she handed me a gift .

An emerald jade bracelet delicate , flawless .

I refused instantly .

It was too much , too significant .

But Pax didnt hesitate .

He took it for me , slipping it into his pocket with the ease of someone who had already decided for me .

Then Ill hold onto it for now .

And then , as if sensing that wasnt enough , he insisted on picking out another gift .

Something from me .

I didnt argue .

I simply followed him through the high end shopping mall , trailing behind him like a shadow .

Like someone watching their own life play out from a distance .

18:21 Backup Girl No More : Adios To My V Card and My First Love 54.7 % Chapter 17 And then we ran into her .

Nina .

She was dressed in white .

Her makeup was soft , natural deliberately understated .

The perfect picture of restraint .

The moment she saw Pax , something in her shattered .

Tears welled up immediately , slipping down her cheeks in silent , measured streams .

Her shoulders trembled as if she were standing in the eye of some invisible storm .

I inhaled slowly , she should really consider acting .

With that level of control , she could land a starring role without an audition .

Park told me , she whispered , voice trembling with raw emotion .

He said you were going to propose to her .

Her hands clutched the fabric of her dress , wringing it as if trying to steady herself .

I didnt believe him .

I thought She shook her head , exhaling in sharp , uneven gasps .

But its true , isnt it ? The world around us didnt stop .

People still passed by , conversations still buzzed in the air .

Yet somehow- Everything around us blurred .

Like a scene suspended in time .

Just the three of us .

Pax turned to me .

It was instinctive , reflexive like he needed to read my expression before he could decide how to respond .

18:21 Backup Girl No More : Adios To My V Card and My First Love 54.9 % Chapter 17 I smiled .

A light , effortless curve of my lips .

As if I hadnt heard a thing .

Ive told you a hundred times already , Pax said , his voice edged with exhaustion .

I dont like you , Nina .

I never have .

How many more times do I need to say it ? His patience , already stretched thin , finally snapped .

He ran a hand through his hair , exhaling sharply .

Can you just stop this ? Stop making a scene ? But no one not even him had expected what happened next .

The moment her hand slipped into her purse , something in the air shifted .

A flicker of silver , the unmistakable gleam of a blade .

The malls overhead lights caught the edge of it , sending a cold , metallic gleam into the air My breath hitched .

Pax moved immediately , his body shifting in front of mine without hesitation .

But Nina Didnt turn the knife toward me .

Instead , she laughed .

And then , with that same eerie , hollow smile she dragged the blade across her own wrist .

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