Chapter 7

"What's your birthday wish this year?" I stood up too, quietly gazing at her. "Didn't you say you'd make your wish in front of my photo?"

"Marry James." She clearly thought it was silly. "But right now, all I want is to ask him for a breakup fee. After all, he slept with me for so long that I even thought it was love.

"I'm completely at my wits' end. My parents keep demanding money, the company is suing me for damages, and I need a fortune for facial surgery..."

I gently stroked the bangle on my wrist and asked,…