Chapter 11

I lifted my head when I heard what Helena had just said. My eyes were filled with shock. Had this been in the past, Helena would never even have dreamed of bringing me along to events like these. The reason was that none of her friends liked me. So, she would always bring Jaxon along instead. If this had been weeks or months ago, I would have agreed eagerly and immediately and started fussing over what to wear for the ceremony. But now, I just continued with my ribs and said expressionlessly, "Forget about it. I'll save your friend the agony of having to look at my face." The corners of Helena's mouth twitched when she heard my reply. Her hand also froze mid-air as she was just reaching out to me. Then, she quickly withdrew her hand in embarrassment. "You're my boyfriend. She won't treat you badly," she promised. I looked up at her. She was actually being serious when she said that to me. Last time, Gwen used to talk bad about me to my face. She had said that I wasn't as good as