Emma, "we've ordered a feast, including your share. You've got to eat, even if you're not hungry. Look at you, you're as thin as a rake. Alright, that's settled then. Catch up on whatever you're doing, and I'll see you back at the dorm in a bit." After saying that, without giving Skyler a chance to speak, Emma hung up the phone first.
Turning her attention back to Zavier, Skyler fixed him with a stern look. "Zavier, since you were already here when those three goons cornered me, I think you know who's gunning for me."
"And what if I do?" Zavier retorted, an eyebrow arched in challenge.
Skyler felt like biting him out of frustration. His girlfriend sent people to hassle her and he had the nerve to act so nonchalant.
"I've told you before, this marriage is not something either of us wanted. I won't stand in the way of you finding someone you truly like," Skyler said, her voice laced with a mix of anger and earnest.
Zavier remained silent, his expression unreadable.d2
"I explained to your girlfriend when she confronted me, assuring her that there's nothing between us. I'm not the other woman. But she's using these dirty tricks on me now, and I expect you to handle it, Zavier. Otherwise, I'll have no choice but to call the cops and let her face the consequences," Skyler continued, her tone firm.
It was the first time Zavier heard the normally quiet girl say so much. "Who's my girlfriend? Who told you I have one?"
Skyler was taken aback. "Isn't Desiree your girlfriend?"
He countered her question with another. "Desiree approached you before?"
"Yes, she's your girlfriend, isn't she? She's got the wrong idea about us. It's up to you to clear things up with her, to stop her from bothering me and disrupting my life," Skyler insisted, her patience wearing thin.
Zavier's gaze darkened as he replied flatly, "She has never been my girlfriend."
"Really?" Skyler's confusion was evident.
"Did she tell you that herself?"
Skyler thought for a moment. "She didn't say it outright, but everyone at the college seems to think you two are an item."
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