Chapter 54 The Depressed Ex

• Kenneth’s POV
• It had been two weeks since school reopened, yet Lucy was still nowhere to be found. Every day stretched endlessly, marked by the gnawing anxiety that grew sharper with each unanswered call.
• Her phone rang without reply, and even her roommates hadn’t heard from her. My chest tightened with a familiar, suffocating weight as I thought about the rumors swirling around—Patricia, her relentless presence, and the whispers of “you two are now an item.” My blood boiled each time I imagined Patricia smiling with that smug, insufferable confidence, the kind that made my skin crawl.