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"You're still as jealous as ever."
"Let's think about this again: should I be jealous of you?" Bright murmured to himself. "Emma White, who now fully understands her power and knows exactly how to use it to get what she wants... Yes, I should be jealous. So, what did you offer Cole to make him help you escape from Austervale?"
Emma sighed, folding her arms and gazing out the window at the passing scenery. "I pretended to be his girlfriend in front of his parents."
"You two broke up?"
"Yes."
"Why did you have to pretend to be his girlfriend?"
