Chapter 370. The Perfect Smile to Use

LEE

Earlier, Mom and Dad had gone ahead to the venue since Mom was getting her makeup and styling done there. By the time Zac and his friends dropped me off at the house, the place was completely empty. I told them to go ahead without me, saying I still needed to grab and do a few things. Of course, I didn’t mention that the only thing I really planned to do was curl my hair—and that there was nothing I actually needed to get.

I was just about to step inside the house when a familiar voice called my name. Before I could even turn around, someone grabbed my arm and gently pulled me to face them.

It was Asher. He was the one who stopped me, and he said he wanted to talk.

The moment I saw him, it felt like the world around me had conspired against me. Everyone had lied to me. I wasn’t ready to face him—not even close—and I really didn’t want to deal with him then. So I told him bluntly that the reason I came home, the reason I was here at all, was because