Tangled Love

Chapter Thirty-One: Answered Questions

A/N:
Sorry it took longer than usual... I was so busy with enrollment and everything but here it is! Thanks for waiting... Have fun reading! 😁😘

--Kiara--

"Have you heard everything they talked about?" I turned to Liam when he finally spoke. His question is way too cocky but he has a point and we have the same question in mind.

"I didn't." I shifted my gaze back to Nathan who has his eyes fixed to his shoes.

"You pretty much came up to a conclusion and planned revenge without getting your facts straight?" I blurted out. I can't believe how childish this revenge is. But he's Nathan. I know it is possible.

I pinched my nose when he did not say anything. "Finiggan... You haven't, have you?" Somewhat I am expecting him to say that he investigated this thoroughly but he kept his silence.

"Finiggan. Tell us everything." Liam stated with finality. Nathan heaved a long sigh and lifted his face, our eyes met.

"You're right. I'm such an idiot. I was blinded by my own hatred that I blamed everything to you. When I learned about the engagement, I was really furious. I don't want to be with anyone else other than Stacy. At first I was still sympathizing with you because I thought you didn't like it too. Then come the next day, I was so astonished when Stacy said that you liked me since way back. Then you admitted it. I was so angry and confused. You were my best friend." My heart constricted whenever he open his mouth and talk like this but this time I can't feel anything, even my own heartbeat. It hurts to hear these things from the only person I've ever loved that I felt numb.

"Then... My dad called me. He told me Stacy will be thrown out of North Ridge. That heightened up my rage. But he also told me why they are doing the engagement and the banishing." He paused and smiled bitterly.

"Dad said that Uncle Brian stole money from the company and we were on a brink of bankruptcy. He also told me that Morgans are only using Stacy to lure me. They said she was a bait all along. Their company was already down but thanks to the money they stole from us, they got out of the hot mess. But of course I didn't believe it." I opened my mouth to say something but then I didn't find any words so I closed it again. Feeling my throat went dry, I swallowed hard.

"I really thought Stacy loves you..." I trailed off, careful not to say anything that might hurt him. He smiled at me tho, a genuine one. A smile that reached his emerald green eyes.

"Of course she is in love with me. Who isn't ?" He nodded cockily and then smirked at me.

I was caught off guard a bit by his sudden egotistic remark but then I found myself smiling.

"Yeah..." That's all I could say.

"Fantastic!" Liam exclaimed. Clapping his hand vigorously with a sardonic smile plastered on his face before it turned into a bored look. So what happened next?" Nathan and I shared a giggle and both cleared our throats when Liam glared at us.

"Yeah... So... Of course I did not believe him and wreaked havoc inside our residence with my mother watching. She was so broken but I was so engulfed with my own madness and walked away. Then it hit me. I said to myself that if I'm miserable like that, I won't let you get the happiness that you want with me. So that prom night..." He sighed and stared at me with pleading eyes. As if asking me to make him stop talking but I didn't move. He sighed again and shifted his gaze from me to the closed window.

"At first, I just wanted to ruin your night. Because that prom night should've been mine and Stacy's if it was not for that stupid engagement. I was so angry, so much angry when I saw you with Andrew. You were smiling. A smile I haven't seen before from you. As if you already found happiness while me on the other hand became miserable." He paused and rakes his hand through his hair and laughed emptily.