Chapter 85
~ Hailey ~
That hurt. The rejection hurt more than I wanted to admit.
The fact that he didn't kiss me made me realize something I'd been trying to avoid: he didn't want me at all. Not the way I apparently wanted him.
I was probably not good enough for him. Not as hot as Yvonne, right? Not as sophisticated or experienced or whatever it was that made someone worthy of Navine Bellamy's attention.
I was angry at myself. Angry at him. Angry at the whole situation.
How could I have been so stupid? How could I have let myself think, even for a second, that he might want to kiss me? That the way he'd been looking at my lips meant something other than idle curiosity or residual attraction.
I hated myself for even letting myself hope.
I stormed into my room, not bothering to be qu
