Chapter 1
Saw My Boyfriend's Boxers on a Livestream
During a livestream, I saw my boyfriend's custom boxers in the host's house.
His friends were so excited they called to tell me, "Hey pick me girl, watch the livestream! Julian and Yvon are getting back together soon, and none of us wants you here! You better scram!"
And so I did, just as they wished.
But then they came to kneel on my doorstep for a whole day and night, even under the heavy rain.
All begging me to come back.
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In the livestream, a barrage of comments filled the screen.
[Ooh Yvon, are you seeing someone?]
[Don't deny it, we all saw the boxers on your sofa!]
[Must've been an intense night!]
Yvon Fletcher's cheeks turned rosy, as she quickly took the underwear off the sofa.
Her fingers swiftly slid across the phone screen, her face burning with shame.
Comments came pouring out again.
[I bet a hundred bucks she's texting her boyfriend!]
[Who's the lucky bastard?]
Almost instantly, Julian's cell phone on the bed started to beep.
It came with a heart emoticon.
Julian was taking a shower.
I picked up the phone and was quick with the password.
[Wrong Password]
I should have known.
Julian and Yvon's interests started to be in sync two months ago.
She shared her favorite coffee brand.
The next day, he would bring back two cups, saying they were for me.
Upon tasting it, he commented, "Nothing special, why do you girls all love this stuff?"
Whatever dish she shared, my spoiled rich kid of a boyfriend would spend the entire afternoon in the kitchen learning how to make it.
He would play the pitiful househusband when I came back.
"My hands are all blistered with burns. Love me more now?"
He never liked period soaps, but would lean on my shoulder while we watched the entire season just because of her words.
All while I was so sleepy my eyes refused to open a few times.
I was still processing the scene when Kevin called.
"Hey pick me girl, watch the livestream! Julian and Yvon are getting back together soon, so you better scram!"
"They are childhood sweethearts, who are you to come in between them?"
"Pack your stuff, out of the door!"
Chapter 2
Kevin and the gang never liked me.
I still remembered the first thing Kevin said when Julian and I started dating.
"To say you have bad taste is an understatement man. How can she compare to Yvon?"
During dinner afterwards, the mocking words were piling up.
"You do look like the typical pick me."
"Your dress is so similar to Yvon's. Trying to learn from the best huh?"
"I'm just not good with words. Don't take it to heart."
Julian glared at him several times, but he pretended not to see it.
Finally, Julian's face darkened, and he pulled Kevin out of the room.
He warned in a low voice, "Watch your words, she's my girlfriend!"
I could hear Kevin's casual tone from inside.
"Your girlfriend? That woman? Only Yvon's your true match."
I tried hard to please his friends.
But in return they just turned more dismissive of me.
I once heard them talking behind Julian's back.
"She is just a gold digger. How could Julian like her?"
"Who knows what trick she pulled to break them apart."
"I don't care, Yvon's my only candidate for Mrs. Adler!"
Chapter 3
Julian came out from the shower mid-call.
His face immediately fell.
Pulling the phone from my hand, he gnashed his teeth.
"Kevin I'm warning you! Lose your manners again, and we're through!"
Kevin's angry voice came from the phone.
"Julian! She's not worth it! I'll watch my manners with Yvon! I watched the livestream, I saw your boxers!"
Julian frowned and keenly noticed his cell phone next to me.
He took the hint from my expression, took me into his arms and chuckled.
After hanging up the phone, Julian entered the password in front of me.
[1214]
It was our anniversary.
Then he showed me the texts Yvon and he shared.
Guy seemed to have nothing to hide.
There was a lot of white space, with his replies few and far in between.
[Julian, check out this beautiful cloud!]
[Oh my god, our leader is the worst!]
[I'm going live at 8 o'clock tonight, come watch! Or I'll ignore you from now!]
[...]
[You have no idea how embarrassing it was just now! You were fixing the shower at my house and got wet, god knows how your briefs got on the sofa after you changed. My fans all saw it. Ah what am I to do?]
Julian never replied to her.
Seeing my expression loosening, he ruffled my hair in amusement.
"Saw that? Her mom asked me to help fix her shower. I accidentally left it at her house. Don't trust your boyfriend?"
While he was speaking, Yvon sent another message.
[Do you think daily chat is too much?]
Julian looked hesitant, then, in front of me, replied with a few periods.
She was quick to reply.
[Remember what I told you when we first started dating? That if you didn't text me every day, I'd think you didn't like me?]
Julian handed me the phone.
"Wifey, reply to that. Claim your sovereignty!"
I threw the phone onto the bed, not wanting to waste time on such child's play.
Then I headed to the bathroom.
That was when I saw the reflection in the mirror.
Julian hurriedly picked up the phone from the bed to text a reply.
[I'll text you every day then.]
That was close.
I almost believed him.
The next morning, Julian said there was an urgent matter at work so he would not have breakfast with me.
But on Yvon's short video platform, there were photos of her outing with him.
Julian tilted his head slightly towards her, smiling affectionately.
Then I got an unexpected distress call from Kevin.
"Bianca, something bad happened to Julian. I'll send you the address, come over now!"
I stopped packing and hesitated, "I..."
Kevin yelled into the microphone.
"Come quickly, Julian is unconscious and keeps calling for you! He won't get in the ambulance till you come!"