Chapter 34: Rebound?

LIANA

Zaylen let out a humorless chuckle at my words, making me feel empty at this point. “What are you saying, Liana? No, I don’t like you. Not in the way you mean, at least.”

“But…”

“Look. You are a great person and I have no doubt in that. But no,” his voice was stern and screamed with clarity, “I don’t harbor such feelings for you. You misunderstood this.”

“Then why were you so nice to me?” I inquired, clearly not satisfied with his answer. There must be more to it! I couldn’t misunderstand the whole thing. That’s plain stupidity!

“Because I wanted to help you,” he said calmly.

“Why did you want to help me so much then?” I demanded, clenching my fist.

Zaylen sighed and ran a hand through his hair. “Look, I didn't want to tell you about this, but it seems like I have to because it’s necessary to burst your bubble of imagination.” He continued, “My mom went through something like this. She got cheated on and had a hard time coping up. She ended up committing suicide in the end