His Personal Fucktoy? This Doll Just Snatched His Strings... And His World Is Unraveling novel Chapter 19

Chapter 11

I didn’t know how long he’d been listening.

“Boyfriend?”

He asked hoarsely.

“Not quite yet.”

I thought about it and answered honestly.

Caspian was silent for a long time.

I thought he had nothing more to say and was planning to go back to the living room to continue playing cards.

But he suddenly spoke again, “Out–of–state guys aren’t necessarily reliable. You should still find a local one, someone you know inside and out.”

I nodded.

“True, you never really know someone. I’ll observe him more.”

“Thanks for the reminder, brother. You should settle down soon too.”

Caspian seemed to be stung by something, stopped talking, and left directly through the courtyard.;

I didn’t think much of it either–his random mood swings weren’t anything new.

Before, I had rose–colored glasses and thought everything about him was wonderful, but now…

After that, I accompanied Grandma and my aunt visiting places around town, and was basically never home.

So, I didn’t encounter Caspian again either.

Winter break was short, and soon I was back at school.

But the next day, I actually saw Caspian at my university entrance.

He looked haggard–if you didn’t know better, you’d think something terrible had happened.

“Brother? Why are you here?”

“I wanted to see what your university was like, and also check if you’re doing well in Miami.”

I smiled and answered, “Really well. The food here is great–if you have time, you should look up guides and try it yourself.”

He looked somewhat embarrassed and didn’t answer me. “Teagan, can’t you accompany me to eat? Just once would be fine.”

Before I could answer, a male voice interrupted.

“Sorry buddy, I already have plans with Teagan. Please take a number and wait in line next time.”

Xavier walked over from the side, nervously positioning himself between me and Caspian.

When the two looked at each other, sparks flew.

“Teagan, you came back to school so early just for him?” Caspian’s tone carried some indefinable emotion.

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I didn’t know what he was thinking, but I didn’t need to explain anything to him

“Sorry, we’re going to eat now. See you later.”

1 poked Xavier, who was standing frozen in place.

Let’s go. Didn’t you say we were going to that Cuban place in Little Havana? It’s a long way, so let’s get moving.”

Xavier let me pull him away, but shot Caspian one last glare.

At the traffic light, I looked back.

Caspian was still standing at the school gate watching us, looking especially forlorn under the tree shade.

I can’t remember where I heard this saying–after a breakup, women will get over it after being depressed for a month.

But men might only realize much later what exactly they’ve lost, and then their emotions will come flooding back.

Caspian’s emotional backlash seemed to come rather late.

After his six months of playing the field followed by a silent winter break, he started appearing around me frequently again.

I don’t know what excuse he used to get leave from school, but he kept showing up in Miami.

He started sending me all kinds of gifts–flowers, bags, jewelry–I refused them all.

When he had nothing else to do, he’d camp out downstairs from my dorm, refusing to leave no matter how much we tried to persuade him.

Whenever he managed to catch me, he’d accompany me to classes every day and then to the cafeteria for meals.

Xavier was so irritated by him that he spent his days sighing and making sarcastic comments around me, which was both funny and exasperating.

Mrs. Blake also made many phone calls and sent many messages through various channels, saying Cornell University had started contacting parents.

Caspian had been absent too much–if this continued, he’d probably have to repeat the year or be expelled.

She pleaded with me earnestly to please talk sense into Caspian.

I was beyond annoyed and couldn’t understand what Caspian was thinking.

He’d been so determined to play the field and date around, and now he was turning around to perform this deep devotion act.

I decided to confront him directly.

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