Chapter 37 The Funniest Thing I've Heard All Year D Finished The last person Tilda wanted to see was anyone from the Jensons ! Her whole good mood for the day was shattered instantly . Just the thought of breathing the same air as them made her stomach twist and roll . She jumped up , grabbed her blanket , folded it neatly, and stuffed it into her backpack . She wasn't going to lie in the sun anymore . Wade's showing up had ruined it . She decided to wait for Una's class to finish and go eat together . " Wait ! " The second Wade saw Tilda trying to leave , the word slipped out before he could stop i His feet moved on their own as he chased after her . But Tilda acted like she didn't hear him , walking straight ahead . He had to shout louder . " Tilda , wait ! " " What do you want ? " Her whole face screamed impatience . Just hearing her name come out of a Jenson's mouth made her want to throw up . She wished he would just disappear and leave her alone . Wade stared at her , at the clear disgust and coldness written on her face . it . And for a second , a memory flashed in his mind - her old self , begging , humiliating herself , desperate for family warmth . He had looked at her with the same disgust she was showing him now . Wade tried to shake the thought away . Damn it , what the hell is wrong with me , thinking about that now ? " Tilda , about Professor Manning's program thing- " Oh , of course . I already figured that's why you came . What's wrong ? Can't handle the fact that I broke your record , crushed it , and left you choking on the dust ? " You're one of the heirs of the Jensons , and you're so petty that you can't stand someone being better than you ? You came here just to act cheap , like some nobody ? " Her voice dripped with sarcasmi as her eyes locked on his . Wade's fists clenched hard at his sides . " Tilda . I'm not here to fight . I'm surprised you broke my record . I just want to know why didn't you show your talent earlier ? " Her gaze froze instantly Even the warm golden sunlight couldn't reach her anymore - she was all ice , all sharp edges . Why ? P P · Chapter 37 The Funniest Thing I've Heard All Year Finished Yeah , why indeed ... The answer was so stupid and pathetic that she would never forget it . She had hidden her talent because she hadn't wanted Wade to get hurt . This was Wade's dream , his absolute obsession , and something he had worked his whole life for . If she could surpass a standard he could never get to so easily , just because of her " gift , " then Wade would only hate her more . He would never come near her again . So little foolish Tilda had locked her own light away with her own hands . She had kept her grades low , just enough to pass , never high enough to show a trace of what she could really do - all just to avoid overshadowing Wade . She did all that because that fragile thread of " family " meant everything to her . She had craved it and searched for 19 years for it before she finally found it and touched its warmth . She had been so scared of losing it and being alone again . She was afraid of standing there , watching other people wrapped in family love - parents , brothers , sisters , holding each other close - while she had nobody . میر She was so scared of being hated again , of being thrown out of the Jensons ' house and dumped back into loneliness , of becoming a stray girl with no one in the world . The Jensons already despised her enough . And with Kyla shining in the center , not a single drop of love had ever landed on her anyway . So Tilda had told herself that she couldn't do anything to make them hate her more . And with her own hands , she locked away her gift . She cut her own wings and crushed her own instincts . She turned herself into nothing but a pitiful thing , bowing , scraping , living only to please while measuring every glance , every word . " What I do has nothing to do with you . " Wade , don't forget - we've already cut ties . There's nothing between us anymore . I'm not a Jenson . I have nothing to do with you or your family ! " She spun around , ready to leave . " Tilda . Im not done ! Wade's jaw clenched tight , teeth grinding . " You want to cut ties with the Jensons , fine . Do what you want . But shown that talent earlier- Wade liked strength . He respected strength . if you had Especially when it touched the dream he'd been chasing his whole life . If he had known Tilda had that kind of brilliance , maybe they could've had something common to talk about . Maybe he wouldn't have hated her so much wouldn't have spa out so much venom . Maybe their brother - sister bond could've had a second chance Hahaha Tilda couldn't stop herself She laughed , harder and harder. She dropped her backpack to the ground and bent over clutching her stomach , as she laughed until tears rolled down her Cate Hearing that laugh Wade suddenly fell panic rise inside his chest . መ P P • Chapter 37 The Funniest Thing I've Heard All Year " Wh - what are you laughing at ?! " " Sorry , but what you just said is the funniest thing I've heard all year . I couldn't hold it in . " Still wiping tears and smiling through her laughter , she gave him a look full of pure contempt . Finished " Let me guess what you really meant ... You're saying if I had shown this gift earlier , maybe you would've finally been interested in me as your sister , that you wouldn't have treated me like trash , that I wouldn't have been hated to the point of cutting ties with the Jensons ." Send Gifts