Chapter 246

I came to Xander Lewis in the first place to ask him about my mom’s situation. Thought I was stepping into some kind of family revenge drama, but ended up smack in the middle of a cringey teen romance. I had just seen way too much drama to even start holding him accountable, so I gave in to the gossipy itch and asked, “Grace Kim’s gorgeous and seems really sweet. Why won’t you give her a chance? After all these years with no girlfriend, is it that your standards are sky-high, or is there someone already in your heart?” Xander turned to glance at me, a faint smirk on his lips. “Getting so into character. You really think you’re my girlfriend, caring that much about my love life?” His deadpan joke landed like a rock. Total buzzkill. I shuddered a little. “Ugh, chill. Can’t friends do a little gossip bonding? Besides, as a married woman, my only thrill left is dragging bachelors like you into the hellhole of marriage with me. You know, suffer together.” “So desperate to have me join the m