Chapter 2

The application to leave the group was a bit troublesome. The professor said he was busy and wanted me to stay for a while longer.

I had no choice but to agree. I just made sure to go when Beckett wasn't around. But deep down, I was still hoping Beckett would notice something was wrong and come find me.

After all, habits formed over so many years aren't easy to let go of.

One day, as I was walking back to the dorm after finishing an experiment,

A tall figure was standing in the middle of the path.

I turned to take another route, but Beckett caught up with me.

"Zoe!"

He grabbed my hand. "Why have you been avoiding me lately?"

I tried to break free with some force.

Beckett directly put his hands on my shoulders, forcing me to turn around.

He lowered his head, his gaze soft. "Are you angry with me?"

I turned my head, not wanting to deal with him.

He laughed a little. "Zoe, are you jealous? I didn't mean to protect Lily. It's just that her dad is our biggest investor, and I don't want to offend her. I can only go along with her a bit. How about this, I'll let you eat breakfast in the meeting room from now on too?"

I finally looked at him directly. "Beckett, it's not about the breakfast."

He knew that due to certain things,

I had a period where I couldn't sleep for days and nights, leading to some mental instability, but it wasn't the mental illness he described.

Yet he just brought it up as a topic of conversation. Did he ever consider my feelings?

His eyes shifted a bit, probably realizing what I was referring to.

Then he reached into his pocket and slipped something onto my hand.

In the light from the street lamps, I could see clearly.

It was a finely crafted silver bracelet.

"Zoe, you've always envied how other girls' parents buy them silver bracelets, right? I saved up to buy you one too. But a silver bracelet is too cheap for my Zoe. So I bought a gold one and plated it with silver."

Indeed, people are often imprisoned for life by the things they couldn't have in their youth.

At that moment, when I saw the bracelet, I ultimately softened.

From childhood to adulthood, Beckett had always been by my side.

He played the roles of friend and older brother, and I had developed some feelings for him that I shouldn't have.

Besides him, I had no one else to rely on.

Maybe I should forgive him?

Back in the dorm, after thinking for a long time, I finally sent him an emoji.

Beckett also sent an emoji back in sync,

And sent me a ticket to the swimming pool, asking if I wanted to go swimming tomorrow.

The smile on my face froze for a moment.

Had he forgotten?

Tomorrow was my period.