Outcast: The Alpha King's Beloved

Chapter 144: Misunderstanding 

Skylar's POV:

Jertoldthat he wanted to talk to Linda and clear things up with her, and I agreed.

I was a little curious about how their conversation would go, so I went over to Linda's room to check up on them.

I stood outside the door but didn't hear any sound coming from inside.

It was as if no one was in the room.

When I noticed that the curtains in Linda's room were not completely drawn, I took a few steps forward.

Through the gap in the curtains, I saw Linda take her clothes off before kissing Jerome.

It was shockingly intimate.

Was I seeing things? Were they really kissing right now? Weren't they clearing things up? Did Jerome lie to me? Was he planning on cheating onwith Linda? He knew Linda first, and it seemed as if I was the third party in their relationship.

It all felt so ridiculous.

I couldn't accept the scene beforeand no longer wanted to watch, so I quickly turned around and left.

I made it back to my room somehow, but my mind was in a mess.

I leaned against the wall and slowly slid down to the floor.

My hands rose to my head as I tried to keep calm.

However, what I had seen continued to play in my mind.

I told myself that I should trust Jerand our love, but the scene just now was so real.

I couldn't look past it.

He must have gotten back together with Linda recently.

I should have considered this possibility earlier.

Jerand Linda used to love each other so much that her disappearance led him to be depressed for years.

On top of that, she had given birth to his child.

How could he remain indifferent to her? If Andy was the fruit of their love, how could he give her up so easily? It becdifficult to breathe even though I tried to keep control over my emotions.

It was difficult enough to love someone and maintain a relationship with them.

It was even harder to give up on that person.

At the moment, my mind was in a mess, and I didn't know what to do.

Someone knocked on the door of my room.

After taking a few calming breaths, I opened the door and acted as if nothing was wrong.

Daniel and Helen had cto see me.

They were holding hands and clearly getting along well with each other.

Helen even broughta gift.

"This is for you, Skylar."

"Thank you, Helen.Please cin."

I accepted the gift bag and welcomed the two of them inside my room.

My eyes locked with Helen, and her expression shifted into one of concern.

"Skylar, I heard about Jerand Linda.Are you all right?"

My hand tightened around the gift bag.

I almost burst into tears, but I managed to keep myself in check.

"Yes, I'm fine.Thank you for your concern."

"Don't worry, Skylar.Everything will be fine,"

Helen reassuredas she pattedon the head.

"That's right, Skylar.We're here for you.Don't try to take on everything on your own,"

Daniel added comfortingly.

I nodded, but deep down, I knew that Jerand I would never be able to go back to normal.

After all, I had just seen him kissing Linda.

They were most likely back together again so I needed to give up on him.

"It's good to hear that you are fine.Helen and I worry about you every day."

Daniel's eyes lit up as he looked at Helen.

It seemed as if their relationship had reached a point where no one could ever break them up.

I was happy to see that Daniel and Helen loved each other so much.

At the stime, I envied them.

No one was interfering with their relationship.

It was just the two of them.

How lucky of them! I was sad about my own situation.

How did Jerand I cto this point? "What about you, Daniel? When are you going to marry Helen?"

I asked with a forced smile."Soon,"

Daniel replied pleasantly.

"I plan to take Helen withto the Black Stone Pack to meet my parents.Then we'll decide on a date and make wedding plans together."

"I'm really happy for you, and I wish you happiness, "I told them sincerely.I wished that my good friends could be happy and stay with their loved ones forever.But I was not going to experience those things for myself.I had planned on marrying Jerome, but things had taken a turn for the worse.It was awful.|

Daniel must have noticed my mood because he held my hand and said, "Don't worry, Skylar.It won't be long before Jermarries you and you bechis Luna.After all, you two love each other."

"I hope so."

I nodded with a smile.I didn't want them to worry aboutso I did my best to look calm in front of them.

"We shall take our leave for now.You must tell us if you need any help."

"Of course.You two are my friends.I will call you if I run into any problems.Don't worry."

I escorted them out of my room.

Once they were gone, I looked once more at the dress that I was supposed to wear for the Luna ceremony.

I remembered trying it on with great joy.

The Skylar from that twould never believe how quickly things would go downhill.

I reluctantly placed the dress at the very back of my wardrobe.

If Jerand Linda were rekindling their relationship, I was nothing more than an intruder.

I didn't want to be that person.

After all, I used to despise third parties in loving relationships.

I should back off and let them be together.

Jerome's POV:

I just wanted to clear things up with Linda so Skylar, would stop being so sad.

I didn't want the three of us to be in a love triangle, but I had not expected Linda to take her clothes off and try to seduce me.

She even had the audacity to bring up our past.

I never wanted to do anything that could hurt Skylar, so I tried pushing Linda away, but she was persistent.

"Jerome, you love me, right? Don't you still have feelings for me? We used to love each other.I still remember how wonderful it was to make love with you."

Linda reached out to touch my lower body, but I managed to keep her away from me.

"Linda, quit it and put your clothes back on.We are never getting back together."

After saying that, I turned and left Linda's room without looking back.

Linda had changed so much.

She used to be so innocent and kind-hearted in my memories.

What happened for her to change this much? Perhaps I had not known her well after all.

Although our past had been sweet, I no longer felt any sexual desire towards Linda.

The fact that she tried to makelust over her only madefeel bad for Skylar.

I was done reminiscing about the past.

After leaving Linda's room, I went to find Skylar.

She was in her room, sitting on the bed.

Even though she heardcin, she didn't look up to meet my gaze.

"Didn't you go to talk to Linda? Why are you back so soon?" Skylar asked calmly.

I suddenly had a feeling that something was off about Skylar, but I didn't think about it too much.I walked over until I was standing in front of her.

"I told her about our offer, but Linda wanted none of it.She didn't want any money, nor did she want to find another man.Maybe she felt insulted that I was technically offering her money in exchange for her child, but I just wanted to help her start a new life.I hate being stuck between you two.It feels awful, and I don't know what to do."

I confessed everything to Skylar.I never had any intention of keeping secrets from her.

However, Skylar burst into laughter as if what I had said was funny.

"Actually, there’s one way to end your pain.Have you ever considered getting back together with Linda? It's not too late forto bow out of our relationship.If you two get back together, you can stop worrying about all these things."

At that moment, I realized that Skylar was really upset.

I was shocked that she just volunteered to give up our relationship.

What should I do? I hugged her in my panic.

My voice rose a little as I replied, "What are you saying, Skylar? Are you giving up on me? On our relationship? I could never do that because I can't lose you."

"Then what about Linda? What are you going to do about her and Andy?"

Skylar's voice sounded strange like she was torn between laughing and crying.

"I will talk to Linda again and try to change her mind.Just givea little more time.Everything will be fine.I'll do my best to persuade her."

I crouched down next to Skylar and held her hand.

I didn't even want to imagine what it would be like to lose her.

Skylar pulled her hand away, looked down at me, and asked, "Tell me, Jerome.Was your relationship with Linda that good? Did you enjoy having sex with her?"

I had never expected such questions to cfrom Skylar, and I didn't know how to answer her.

No one could deny what they had done in the past.

I was no exception to that, but Skylar was the one I truly loved now.What could I say that would satisfy her?