Seren wanted to fire back, a retort already half-typed into the message box.
But after a moment's hesitation, she deleted each word, one by one, until the screen was empty again.
If she responded to Sheridan now, he'd only cling even tighter, and that wouldn't be fair to Lennon.
So she left the conversation unanswered, her expression icy as she blocked and deleted Sheridan's work number for good measure.
Once she was sure he was gone, Seren carefully scrolled through her WhatsApp contacts, double-checking for anyone remotely connected to Sheridan. All traces—gone. These were the hidden landmines threatening her relationship with Lennon, and she was determined to clear them all away.
*
Meanwhile, across Riverbend City—
"Seren, take me off your block list! I need to talk to you!"
Sheridan was fuming, his fingers flying as he hammered out the message and hit send.
But instead of the familiar "delivered" checkmark, a glaring red exclamation point appeared, with a line of text beneath:
**Message sent but rejected by recipient.**
Sheridan stared, dumbfounded.
She'd blocked him—again.
How dare she!
Still seething, Sheridan went back to Seren's latest WhatsApp status and took a quick screenshot. Without a second thought, he forwarded it to his group chat—a ragtag bunch of drinking buddies.
"Check out this girl—Seren's hilarious. Just to piss me off, she posts some random pic online and pretends it's her big announcement. Give me a break."


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