My Boyfriend Left Me to Die in the Desert for His Fake-Sick Best Friend Chapter 04
The sun finally sank below the horizon.Â
The campfire flared to life.Â
Claire pulled out her phone and snapped a photoÂ
of Ethan from behind as he worked.Â
From above, I watched her post it on social mediaÂ
with a caption.Â
[Thank you to the person who stayed by my sideÂ
today. We made it through the desert hike safely.]Â
Within a minute, the likes began pouring in.Â
Every single one came from someone on theÂ
hiking team.Â
“Claire and Ethan look more like a real couple thanÂ
Ethan and Erin ever did.”Â
“Ethan should stop dating someone who doesÂ
nothing but cause trouble.”Â
“Erin is probably in a hotel right now, staring at thisÂ
post and waiting for Ethan to contact her first.”Â
Ethan walked over carrying a plate of freshly grilled sausages.Â
He glanced at his watch.Â
“Erin still hasn’t said anything in the group chat?”Â
A team member eating a burger answered without looking up.Â
“No. Not one message. Ethan, forget her. She’s probably waiting at that roadside rest stop near the edge of the desert, expecting you to turn around and pick her up. She’s dragged this out for hours. She clearly thinks you’ll cave first.”Â
Ethan placed a grilled sausage in Claire’s hand, then took out his car keys.Â
“I’m done letting her drag this out. Everyone except Claire, get in the car. We’re going to bring herÂ
back.”Â
The others clearly had no desire to go back.Â
“Ethan, there’s no reason to go back. She made herÂ
choice. Let her deal with it.”Â
Ethan’s voice turned colder.Â
“I’m taking all of you because she’s going to apologize to each of you in person. She doesn’tÂ
get to use this hiking team as a stage for herÂ
tantrums. She wasted hours of everyone’s time,Â
He shoved the door open and stumbled out of theÂ
vehicle.Â
“Erin!”