From Zero to Shero (by Tessa Wallen) novel Chapter 37

Chapter 37

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Josie wore the light purple dress she’d bought the day before. She also had on a bit of makeup.

She hadni wanted to put any on, but Zoey said her face looked too pale and that makeup would go better with the dress,

Not wanting to let her friends down, she let Zoey do some light makeup for both her and Adeline.

From a distance, Josic looked stunning-like someone straight out of a movie.

You must be seeing things, Natalie said with a quick glance. “Josie wears black-rimmed glasses and never touches bright colors or makeup. That can’t be her.”

The guy who spoke looked at Aiden, and when he saw no reaction, he started walking toward Josie. “Well, even if I’m wrong, I still wanna meet her. How have I never seen her around before?”

Aiden frowned as the guy put down the brochure and made his way toward the girl in the purple dress. “How’d someone like him end up in student government? We’re voting him out next time.”

Natalie smiled. “Not everyone’s like you, always going on about character. He’s just a regular guy. It’s not weird he’d be into someone pretty.”

Aiden liked hearing that. He agreed-he wasn’t some average guy who fell for any girl just because she was pretty.’

Even when Zoey confessed to him, he didn’t care. So there was no way he’d be interested in someone like the girl in the purple dress.

Just then, the guy came back, grinning. “Aiden, looks like even you can be wrong. That girl’s not just some random one. She’s Josie-yeah, the one you know pretty well.”

Natalie’s face darkened. “Don’t say stuff like that. What do you mean by saying he knows her well? You’ll make it sound like something it’s not. You’re embarrassing Aiden.”

Aiden gave the guy a cold look. “People like you are why rumors start. It’s annoying.”

“My bad if I said the wrong thing, but how’s that an embarrassment?” the guy replied. “Josie used to be on your team. It’s not crazy to make the connection.”

By then, Josie and Adeline had walked over. Aiden caught sight of Josie and froze for a second. She looked completely different. He was surprised-but more than that, he felt annoyed.

He was sure she wouldn’t be able to ignore him. He figured she’d hold out for maybe three days, but here she was, already back after just one. And she even dressed up.

In Aiden’s opinion, yeah, she looked better than before. But she wasn’t drop-dead gorgeous or anything. It wasn’t like he’d fall for her at first glance.

Aiden found it laughable. He wasn’t like the other guys at school. He’d been around. He’d seen women way more attractive than Josie. To him, girls like her weren’t worth his time.

He rolled his eyes. “What are you doing here? I’m busy. I don’t have time for your drama. If you want me to forgive you, go apologize to Vincent and give him what he needs.

“Since we’ve known each other for three years, I’ll let your attitude slide. If you need help later, I’ll still be there. You can even come to me for tutoring.

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He thought he was being generous. He expected Josie to tear up, say sorry, and agree to everything without question.

But what happened next was the last thing he expected.

Is he seriously out of his mind?” Adeline was stunned.

If she hadn’t read Josie’s diary, just hearing Aiden talk like that would’ve made her think Josie was head over heels for him.

She really wished she had brought Zoey along to see just how full of himself Aiden was.

Josie found it kind of hilarious. Aiden always acted like he was above her, like he was too good for someone like her.

Sadly, before time turned back, she actually believed he was perfect-someone way out of her league. Whatever he said felt like an order. She never dared to say no.

Josie smiled. “I’m not embarrassing you. Why are you so worked up? Or are you afraid I’ll embarrass myself, so now you

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won’t even let me compete, huh? Does student government have that kind of power?”

With a cold look, she turned to Jefferson.

“No, we don’t,” Jefferson said quickly, shaking his head. “Aiden, you can’t stop her from entering

Aiden’s face darkened. “Shut up. This has nothing to do with you. It’s between me and Josie

He reached out, trying to grab her. “Come with me. We need to talk.”

“No.” Josie said, stepping out of reach.

Suddenly, it hit her-they always wanted to talk in private. She used to wonder why, but she got it now.

It was because all that “for her own good” nonsense fell apart the moment it was brought into the light.

She looked at Aiden, amused. “No, you’re wrong. This isn’t between you and me. It’s between our team and the student government. Are you planning to abuse your position to keep us from competing?”

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