Rotten to the Core

There was a hint of unwillingness in Chloe's eyes as she spoke. "Declan and I were classmates for a year in high school. He was the genius of our school, skipped a grade and left the rest of us in the dust.

"I kept chasing after him, but I still ended up graduating two years later. When I was studying abroad, I suddenly heard he was getting married. I was crushed."

Her emotions were a mess, and I