CHAPTER FORTY THREE NO WAY IN HELL

LYDIA’S POV Since my discussion with Jade on our lunch date, yes, I called it a date because that's what it was, or at least that's what I told the guy who was drooling after her when she left; I went straight to work. I had gotten used to men staring at me, but it got worse when I was with her in public and private settings alike because, to put it, she was the hottest girl I knew or had ever come across, and the fact she was honestly oblivious to this, although everyone else wasn't, made her pass all the expectations I had set. If I decided to go for girls in the future, she would be my first, and I would get her because who wouldn't want someone as charming as me on their arm? No one is the only correct answer. I had expected to see her at the gala, and I did, but only for a brief second before she bolted out the door. It was probably serious because she didn't even stop when I called after her. I called her a little later, but she wasn't picking up her calls, so I was a