Chapter 226

Jack loved sports, played basketball exceptionally well, and always stepped up to help others. He wasn't just the guy who had jumped into the river to save Phoebe. He was also the one who had fought off an armed criminal on the bus and disappeared without a word. Feena still remembered that rainy day when they had rushed onto the bus together, heading back to school. She leaned gently against him, and even though they weren't touching, it felt like there was hardly any space between them. That moment had given her a strange sense of comfort, something warm and reassuring. And without realizing it, she had come to like that feeling. Somehow, Jack had quietly transformed into the exact kind of man Feena had always imagined. He was her dream guy. He was like a character straight out of one of those cheesy rom-coms she secretly loved. He wasn't just checking boxes; he was the checklist. And now, even Lyla, someone who never settled for anything less than perfect, was totally into