Aww Seven Exes Begged Cute Blocked novel Chapter 55

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**A Promise Written on the Rusted Edge of Time by Dael Rowan Sire 55**

I had managed to keep my distance from Alden since that fateful day, right up until moving day arrived. It wasn’t an easy feat, given that our houses were practically sharing a fence. I became a master of timing, carefully orchestrating my coffee runs and grocery trips, all to avoid the sight of his car parked in the driveway. I even took the long route to every destination, a little detour here and there, just to ensure I wouldn’t accidentally cross paths with him.

Then came Maya, sending me a snapshot from Alden’s Instagram—a perfectly polished photo of him and Madison, both grinning at some rooftop gathering. The caption boldly declared their relationship status: “official.” I felt a rush of emotions, but I swiftly deleted the notification without even tapping to see more. Yet, in that brief moment, I caught a glimpse of the likes accumulating, our mutual friends already embracing this new chapter as if it were a natural progression. It stung more than I cared to admit.

With a determined focus, I dove into my social media accounts, executing a digital cleanse with surgical precision. I blocked anyone and everyone connected to Alden—his friends, his cousins, and even his little sister, the one who used to borrow my makeup without asking. There was no reason to keep any lines of communication open, no windows into his world that I could peek through. Some doors, I reminded myself, needed to be firmly shut, locked away from the chaos of what once was.

But the universe, with its twisted sense of humor, had other plans. I ran into them at JFK airport. There was Madison, of course, looking like she had just stepped out of a travel influencer’s dream, her designer sweats perfectly matched with her chic luggage set. Her meticulously curated airport ensemble made my own jeans and Columbia hoodie feel painfully juvenile, a stark reminder of the carefree days before everything shattered.

Alden, on the other hand, barely managed a stiff “Hello” to my parents, his demeanor cold and aloof. He glanced right past me, as though I were just another face in the bustling crowd of the terminal, someone he didn’t recognize.