#Chapter 131: Jealousy is a…

Ella The moment Logan uttered those words, “I’ll pick you up on the day of the party,” I felt an inexplicable knot tighten around my stomach. Here I was, supposedly getting everything I wanted out of this arrangement. It was going exactly the way it was supposed to, and yet somehow, I felt as though my heart had been wrenched out of my chest. Why did I feel this way? Why did I suddenly care so much now when I had just been pushing him away? “But the party’s not for another month!” I blurted out before I could help myself. The words hung in the air, awkward and palpable, leaving a silence in their wake. Logan shot me a confused look, and for a moment, I thought I saw a flicker of something else in my eyes. But then he shrugged, and the motion was so casual it made my stomach tighten even more. “We don’t need to see each other during that time,” he said simply, collecting his notebook and pen. “Are you serious? We’re supposed to be getting engaged in our parents’ eyes. Don