Chapter 8 Compensation

Time passed quickly. I didn't explicitly mention anything, but Connor seemed to know I was in some sort of trouble. He didn't press me for answers. Instead, he just told me about what I'd been like over the past two years. After listening to him, I couldn't help lamenting my life. I couldn't believe 25-year-old me had actually gone to such extremes out of love for someone. 18-year-old me would never have imagined this happening. It was bad enough that I was suddenly seven years older than I remembered, but I'd even become a lovesick woman, which I'd scorned in the past. I couldn't accept it. Just as Connor and I were chatting and laughing, a familiar, coquettish voice rang out beside me. "Isn't that Cassandra? What's she doing with Connor?" Then, she sounded as though a realization had dawned on her. "She must have met with him to thank him for saving her yesterday. I'm sure she's not the type to meet with other men privately for no reason." I turned to see Louis had approached us