Chapter 1

It was the eighteenth time a street photographer had stopped us.

The photographer, as usual, pulled Nathan and my sister, Chloe, to the side, then handed their stuff to me.

Chloe looked uncomfortable, pointing at me:

"No, my sister and Nathan are the couple."

Nathan wrapped an arm around me.

"Then let's just take the picture, all three of us."

Forty-three photos, and Nathan only picked one.

The photographer reminded him, "Your girlfriend closed her eyes in this one..."

Nathan said flatly, "She doesn't mind little things like that."

"Besides, Chloe looks really good in this one."

Later, when I borrowed his laptop, I discovered that picture had become his wallpaper.

I had been completely cropped out.

The screen showed only him and Chloe, radiating genuine, happy smiles.

My heart skipped a beat.

Suddenly, a SnapChat message from Chloe popped up:

"Guess if Mia will be mad when she sees your wallpaper? Bet you an ice cream!"

Nathan instantly replied, "No. I told you she's not that delicate."

Looking at my profile picture, buried deep in Nathan's WhatsApp chats, it suddenly hit me: he wasn't bad at replying; he just thought I was too noisy.

If that was the case, staying any longer would be impolite.