Chapter 812: Why?

"Why did you decide to ditch me?"

Lily wanted to scream. Why now? Why was he bringing this up when he hadn't even bothered to reply to her messages for weeks? Just when she thought he had moved on—just when she had convinced herself he didn't care—he throws this at her, his voice sharp and demanding.

"I didn't ditch you," she snapped, crossing her arms defensively. "I just thought there was no point in seeing each other anymore."

"No point?" Cai's voice rose, incredulous. "And why did you reach that conclusion, huh? Out of the blue?"

"It wasn't out of the blue, Cai. You..." She hesitated, trying to find the right words, but nothing sounded quite right in her head. "You're way too forward for me. It made me uncomfortable, okay? So I decided to set my boundaries."

"Forward? You think I was forward?" He scoffed, his frustration palpable. "Remind me, who asked who out?"