Chapter 959: Chapter 959



Just after midnight, Lionel called, his voice heavy with frustration. “I decided to stop pursuing Lynda. I don’t think she’s into me at all. Man, why is this always so hard? I finally get the nerve to go for someone, and she’s just not interested.” Lionel went on for nearly five minutes. Dunn, sounding uninterested, interrupted.

“You know that saying, right?”

“What?”

“Wasting time is like murder.”

Lionel let out a frustrated sigh, as if he were about to break down. “I just got dumped, and you think that’s supposed to make me feel better? Is this how you’re going to treat your future girlfriend?”

“She won’t get dumped.”

Lionel scoffed. “Dunn, no wonder no girl wants to be with you. You can’t even help someone out when they’re down. You’re seriously no fun.”

Dunn thought about Aurora, her calm nature, and how she didn’t care for these petty games. She wouldn’t be bothered by something like this. “If you’re so curious about how I date, try being a girl first.” With that, he hung up.

The call had made him miss an update from Aurora—she’d posted a selfie holding a cat just half an hour ago. Was she still awake at this hour?

He quickly typed out a message, a hint of disapproval in his tone.

Aurora replied almost immediately, “A friend is feeling down, so I’m just keeping her company.”

“Don’t stay up too late. Get some rest.”

“Got it! You should rest too! Don’t just lecture me—you need to set a good example!”

Dunn could almost hear the playful tone in her words through the text. “Okay.”

Aurora didn’t reply. She went back to her call with Lynda, continuing to comfort her.

“Lynda, don’t cry. Let go of the past so you can make room for something new.”

Lynda gripped a bottle of wine, her voice thick and unsteady from the alcohol. “Aurora, how could he treat me like this? I’ve liked him for so long, always trying to get his attention, but he never even notices me.”

Aurora’s voice softened. “How is that even possible? Didn’t you date Dominic? That means he liked you too, right?”

“Not Dominic!” Lynda laughed bitterly through her tears, the pain in her heart cutting deeper than the alcohol could numb. “I only dated Dominic to get him to notice me. I was so stupid.”

Aurora froze for a second, taken aback. “How could it be like this?”

If Lynda didn’t actually like Dominic and only dated him to grab someone else’s attention, that could only mean this mysterious person had some connection to Dominic. Who could it be?

Aurora scratched her head, feeling stumped. She didn’t know Lynda’s circle of friends well enough to figure it out.

“Lynda, don’t do anything foolish. If he doesn’t care about you, focus on taking care of yourself. No one else should have the power to decide your happiness.”

“Aurora, you’re right,” Lynda sobbed, her voice thick with emotion. “But I just can’t help it. I like him so much. I’ve tried everything for him. Even if he doesn’t like me, I just can’t stop.”

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