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Chapter 4
[Nope, she’s alone.]
That was the response from the girl who’d posted the photo.
And suddenly, the once silent alumni group burst back to life.
Some were curious, others surprised.
Until someone dropped a line: [You guys don’t know? Noah and Mint broke up the year we graduated.]
That moment, everyone’s attention locked onto that one message.
[Seriously?!]
[Didn’t Noah love her like crazy? Why would they break up?]
[Didn’t he do all that for her that year…?]
[Someone explain, please??]
Speculations about why we broke up quickly snowballed into nearly a thousand new messages.
Each one felt like an attempt to peel back the dust of the past, to dissect and re–examine the story that once belonged to me and Noah.
As for me, the moment I saw the very first mention of the word breakup, I had no interest in reading any further.
That was something that happened seven years ago.
Some truths are better left buried.
There’s no need to explain them to strangers.
Meanwhile, Viola was still chattering excitedly on the phone, asking me which city I was currently in.
Without thinking much, I answered honestly-“I’m in New York.”
That made her even more excited.
“Oh my god, are you serious? I just got to New York for an internship a few days ago!”
“We have to meet up! It’s been forever since we caught up over a meal!”
Back in high school, Viola and I had gotten along pretty well.
Even after I stayed in Europe and she returned to develop her career back home,
we still kept in touch occasionally.
She was one of the few classmates I never completely lost contact with.
Chapter 4
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I hesitated for a moment but eventually agreed.
And that one nod led to me seeing him again.
The man who, in just a few days, had completely unraveled my carefully buried emotions–Noah Carter.
