Chapter 18 My Only True Friend
“Allie, you need to understand something. If I hadn’t reminded Jasper today, he would’ve completely forgotten your birthday. He’s already sick of having you follow him around like a lovesick puppy.” Chloe kept pushing her buttons.
“Are you done?” Allison asked calmly. “You can have the cake. I’ve lost my appetite.”
She turned to walk toward the sofa, but Chloe couldn’t let her ruin the plan. Spotting Jasper emerging from his study, Chloe grabbed the cake in front of her and smeared it all over her own. face.
“Ah! Allie, what are you doing? Why would you treat me like this?” she screamed.
Allison whipped around to see Chloe’s face covered in cake, looking completely disheveled and distressed.
“What’s going on here?” Jasper strode over, his face dark with anger as he barked at the butler. “Get me a towel!”
“Jasper, please don’t blame Allie. I forgot to put her name on the cake too, so she has every right to be upset.” Chloe wiped the cake from her face while sobbing, pretending to defend Allison.
Jasper’s eyes blazed with fury as he turned on Allison. “You have really crossed the line this time.”
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“The cake on my hands? I got it on me when I was wiping my face.” Chloe’s mind raced as she quickly covered for herself and then launched into her tearful act. “Allie, why are you doing this to me? Is falling in love with Jasper really such a terrible
crime?”
“I never wanted to come here in the first place. You people dragged me here against my will. Especially you, Chloe. You were so eager to get me here so you’d have a chance to set me up.” Allison’s voice was ice–cold.
“Allie, how can you think that about me?” Chloe looked genuinely shocked by the accusation. “You told me yourself that you wanted Jasper to spend your birthday with you. That’s the only reason I invited you along.”
Allison had mentioned that to Chloe before, but the girl who’d said those words was already dead.
“I can see you still don’t understand what you’ve done wrong!” Jasper’s voice cut through the air like a blade. “You won’t learn
unless I lo
you a lesson!”
He started walking toward Allison.
Allison’s heart jumped, and she stumbled backward.
Jasper’s going to lock me in the oven again?
Her trembling finger pointed toward the nearby sofa. “Look! My phone’s recording everything!”
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the table where they stood. The screen clearly showed all three of them in the frame. Everything that had just happened was captured on video.
Panic flashed across Chloe’s face.
Why would Allison record a video? Did she know what was going to happen and prepare for it in advance? No, she couldn’t have known. She just wanted to frame me. That scheming bitch!
“We’ll know who’s lying once we watch the video,” Allison said.
She had sensed what was coming when she sat down on the couch, so she’d quietly started recording on her phone
beforehand.
Chloe grabbed Jasper’s arm and pulled him closer. “Jasper, just forget it. Allie’s only saying this stuff to save face. Besides, I look absolutely terrible covered in cake. Please don’t watch it, okay? Today’s supposed to be both mine and Allie’s birthday, after all.”
“How thoughtful of you,” Allison said, her voice dripping with
sarcasm.
“Of course! You’re my only true friend!” Chloe replied as if it were the most natural thing in the world. were the most natural
Allison turned to Jasper. “Are you really not going to watch it?”
“Since Chloe doesn’t want to make a big deal out of this, we’re dropping it here.” Jasper’s tone carried a clear warning. “Don’t make me angry again!”
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Sara Lili is a daring romance writer who turns icy landscapes into scenes of fiery passion. She loves crafting hot love stories while embracing the chill of Iceland’s breathtaking cold.