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    Nina nodded and went back to standing quietly.


    Time crawled by, second after second.


    Still, she didn’t dare take a single step.


    Satisfied she’d gotten the message, Ellis changed the topic. “Your uncle said you even had a wedding while ying house with that boy?”


    “No!” Nina blurted out, her face flustered. “Uncle n’s just making things up!”


    “Still thinking of skipping homework just to y?”


    “No.”


    “What if it happens again?”


    “I won’t y with Jerome anymore.”


    Ellis, apparently content with her answer, said nothing more. He simply reminded her to finish the rest of her homework.


    Nina nodded immediately and hurried off to catch up on her assignments.


    For the rest of the holiday, she stayed focused on her studies. Even when Jerome asked her to hang out, she politely turned him down.<fnae4d> Latest content published on findnovel</fnae4d>


    Before they knew it, the first day of school arrived.


    Freya and Ellis brought the kids to kindergarten together.


    Once they had taken care of all the school logistics and were just about to head home, Nina suddenly spotted Jerome and ran to him.


    “Jerome!” She threw her arms around him, her eyes lighting up with joy. “Come to my houseter, okay? I’ll make it up to you for missing your birthday. Please?” She grinned, full of excitement.


    Jerome didn’t say a word. Instead, he frowned and stared at her like he had no clue who she was.


    “I’m not your friend.” Jasper pulled his hand out of her hug, his face icy and distant.


    “I was just busy with homeworktely, that’s why I didn’te to you,” Nina exined sweetly, hoping to smooth things over. “Don’t be mad at me, okay?”


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    Jasper looked puzzled.


    He was about to say again that he didn’t know her when Jerome stepped forward and said with a fond, slightly jealous tone, “Silly, that’s my brother Jasper. Not me.”


    Nina whipped her head toward the familiar voice. And in that moment, a dozen question marks practically popped up over her head.


    There were two Jeromes?


    “Your brother’s so good-looking,” Nina gasped, her eyes gleaming. “Just as good-looking as you!”


    Jerome blinked, caught off guard.


    Just as he was about to respond, he spotted Freya, Ellis, and Jesse standing nearby.


    “Jerome, you and your brother bothe to my houseter, okay?” Nina beamed, grabbing both their hands. “I’ll throw you both a makeup birthday party!”


    “Both of us?” Jerome echoed, brows furrowed.


    “Yeah,” Nina answered brightly, as if it were the most obvious thing in the world. “Aren’t your birthdays on the same day?”


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