The worst part was that James stared at me like a fox , as if deliberately seducing me . After more than twenty years of being single , temptation hit me so hard I got a nosebleed . James jumped in surprise , rushed over to lift my chin , forcing me to tilt my head back and sat me down at the foot of his bed . He tore off several tissues to plug my nose . Then he said with a look of disgust , " How pathetic are you ? Haven't you lived with Jeremy for five years ? Haven't you seen this before ? " I answered with deep resentment , " He wouldn't let me touch him ! " It's funny when you think about it . Jeremy was the one who chased me , yet guarded against me like I was some kind of thief . Especially after he was diagnosed with a terminal illness , no matter how nice I was to him , he was always cold and indifferent to me . In contrast , he was particularly attentive to my flatmate , Stella Lane . A stunning beauty who worked as a salesgirl at a jewelry counter . There was a period when Jeremy would often text me late at night , asking me to order milk tea for him , which cost $ 30 for a small cup . Later , when I saw the same drink in Stella's social media posts , I realized he'd been ordering it for her all along . I was furious . After finishing my street stall that night , I came home only to find Stella cuddled in his arms while they played games together . I pulled her away and confronted him , " Why do you flinch whenever I touch you , but she can get this close ? Which one of us is actually your girlfriend ? " Jeremy pinched his nose and said , " You smell of cooking oil every time you come back ; getting close to you is genuinely disgusting ! " Stella added , " Bridget , don't misunderstand . Jeremy and I truly aren't what you think . He treats me like one of the guys , which is why we're so casual ! " That morning , I spent a long time in the shower . I even considered giving up my street stall . But then Jeremy texted me . [This month's medicine costs seven thousand . Transfer the money now . ] I felt heartbroken and didn't transfer the money . Yet he sent another message . [ I knew 3/3 45.5 % 9:21 Thu , Oct 16 it . You think I'm a burden and don't want to treat me . Fine , I'll just die , okay ? ] I hurriedly packed up my stall and rushed home , only to find that the Fosters had sent someone to pick him up . The reason was simple : Jeremy's older brother , Jacob Foster , the heir of the family , had died young from bone cancer . Now , Jeremy was the only surviving male heir . There was no way his grandfather would let him stay out in the world any longer . I thought James would mock me when he found out . Instead , he looked at me with heartbroken eyes , then pulled me into a tight embrace . " Bridget , tell me what really happened all those years ," he said softly . Honestly , there wasn't much to tell about those years . I changed my college major and moved to the farthest place from this city . It was my sophomore year when I met Jeremy , a boy from a single - parent family who received only $ 700 in monthly living expenses . While his roommates wore AJ and Nike , he had worn the same eighty - dollar sneakers for two years . By then , I'd already started working part - time . Not only did I stop asking my grandmother for money , but I also saved up and sent her my earnings every month . I had been abandoned as a child and never knew who my birth parents were . So , my grandmother was my only family in this world . Still , she died so suddenly . She got hit by a car while collecting garbage and died at the hospital after emergency efforts failed . When I got the news , I felt as if the sky had fallen . I had sworn that I would make sure my grandmother lived a comfortable life and she had promised me she'd live to a hundred . How could she break her word like this ? It was Jeremy who took time off to accompany me back home . He helped me with my grandmother's funeral arrangements and encouraged me to cheer up . Soon , the $ 30,000 from my grandmother's compensation was deposited into my bank account . After we returned to campus , Jeremy started pursuing me . 9:21 Thu , Oct 16 Chapter 7 ༦