Chapter 38. Unexpected Question

Beauty stared at the floor, her eyes welling up with tears she had tried so hard to hold back. She bit her lip nervously, trying to suppress her emotions.

Unfortunately, her emotions are now like a tangled mess, and she felt like she was about to break.

“Talk to me,” Jessie said, her tone softer now. “What’s going on? What did I do?”

Beauty took a shaky breath, and finally, unable to contain it any longer, the dam broke.

“I… I am sorry Jessie, it’s just… I am shamelessly jealous of you. That he liked you back, I am sorry. I shouldn’t feel that way. He is never mine… not like it could ever be possible. You are beautiful and all that, and I am not a competition” she confessed, her voice barely above a whisper.

Jessie was speechless, her expression softened instantly. She had been expecting drama, of course but didn’t expect her to be this hurt.

Beauty wiped her eyes, sniffling as she continued.

“When you called last night and excitedly told me