Chapter 2

Oh yeah, I only told him to meet me at Grandma’s place. I never mentioned the whole breaking-up thing. Grandma saw us and knew something was up.

“Ashley, did Chad do something to hurt you?” She gave Tiffany a major side-eye.

I looked at Grandma and spoke, calm as could be, “Grandma, I’m the one calling off the engagement.”

Chad’s eyes went wide. He was shook.

“Why?”

“Because you left me for someone else yesterday,” I said, glancing at Tiffany, who was giving her best damsel-in-distress look. “I guess she’s the one you really wanted to marry.”

Tiffany kept staring at me, looking like she was about to cry.

“No,” Chad said, looking all confused. “You told me to save Tiffany first…”

“That was a test, and you failed.”

Chad just shut down.

Grandma sighed. “I heard what happened. You’re a good girl, Ashley. He doesn’t deserve you…”

“Grandma!” Chad cut her off, grabbing my wrist hard enough to crack bone.

“Ashley, I won’t let you do this!”

Yesterday’s cut was throbbing. I swallowed and gave a laugh. After Tiffany offed herself, he missed her for seven years. Now, he couldn’t wait to save her.

“Unless you want me to go to the press tomorrow and announce the break-up solo, then you better let me go.”

I twisted away, leaving him in the dust.