Chapter 101 - Garden

Ashton drops Liya home and goes back thinking about Mae. "I feel terrible. This is so bad." He takes a quick shower, relaxing his muscles from the intense fencing practice and washing away all the stickiness. He jumps into his bed with a groan.

"She's a tough one," he says thinking about Liya. "Fearless and determined." He recollects the whole day. "Today's been quite an emotional day. Lunch at Liya's place felt so wholesome, I'll definitely do that again. Fencing practice was so fun, Liya is a beast. Dinner was so satisfying, except…" He drifts off thinking about Mae.

"She thought I was Eric, literally her dream-man, and gave herself to me, just to get her heartbroken twice the next morning. Not only was I not Eric, but I was also the one going to marry her sister! How terrible is that! And I acted so crassly out of anger. I hate myself for that." Ashton twists and turns in his bed.