His Cold Shoulder Makes Me Weak To My Knees
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Eighteen-year-old Scarlet and Ethan have been friends since childhood. They grew up together and went to the same high school. Scarlet has a mysterious secret. She has been in love with Ethan for as long as she can remember, but Ethan wasn't aware. To him, Scarlet was just like a sister; a best friend he will forever have by his side.
Ethan was the hottest and most sought-after senior in school. Everyone wants him and will do anything to make him smile at them, but he is somehow stuck with his childhood best friend, a plain Maryjane.
One night, during a drunken encounter, Scarlet finally had the boost she needed to confess her feelings to Ethan, but he simply laughed it off thinking she was just drunk and not thinking straight, forcing Scarlet to swallow her feelings once more.
Everything changes with the appearance of a new girl who is hellbent on winning Ethan over and causing a rift between the two best friends.
But as time goes by, will Ethan finally realize Scarlet's love for him or will he be forever blind until it's too late?
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