Chapter 127: At a Loss for Words

"Jaxton Zorn, what's left to say? Mila's already put it all out there. Thinking back, how dumb did I have to be to end up with you in the first place?" Lauryn Tibbert said. They could've stayed friends, but he kept pushing until even that was gone. "I admit I was just what Ms. Showyer said at the start," Jaxton said, his voice fraying. "But people change. I realized I really do like you." His defense sounded flimsy, like wet tissue. "Fine. Eat up and go. Don't come back," Lauryn said. She'd only...