

John is one of the friends who is invited to the party even though he no longer lives in the neighborhood. Lara Jean remembers how the old gang had buried a time capsule near the tree house and decides to have a time capsule party to say farewell to the treehouse. An older couple has bought the Pearces’ house and is planning to tear down the tree house where all the neighborhood kids once played. Meanwhile, things are changing in Lara Jean’s neighborhood. Peter reports to Lara Jean later that Genevieve said she did not post the video and he believes her. Even though they are no longer dating, Peter and Genevieve are closer friends than Lara Jean would like them to be. When Lara Jean tells Peter that she thinks it was Genevieve who submitted the video, Peter promises to talk to Genevieve about it. However, Lara Jean notices the corner of her mouth turns down as it does when she lies. When Lara Jean confronts Genevieve, Genevieve claims she did not submit the video.

Lara Jean believes it was her former best friend, Genevieve, who is also Peter’s ex-girlfriend, who submitted the video to the Instagram site. Peter says that he sent a complaint to the site threatening a lawsuit to make them take it down. Things are immediately difficult for Lara Jean and Peter when a video of them in a hot tub appears on the Instagram site Anonybitch. They renew their relationship and even agree on a contract that they believe will keep them from breaking each other’s heart. After he has read that heartfelt apology, he tells her that he had just been playing hard to get. He sees the letter she wrote to him in her pocket and takes it away from her. As she tries to talk to Peter, she senses he is not interested in her apology. She has written a letter of apology to Peter but has decided to talk to him face to face.

Lara Jean asks her father to drop her off at Peter’s house after they leave their family’s New Year’s Day party. Even though John is the sort of boy she always dreamed of, Peter is the boy she loves despite his flaws. John Ambrose McClaren is a grade school friend with whom Lara Jean has recently reconnected. Peter Kavinsky was her boyfriend until she broke up with him because he lied to her. I Still Love You by Jenny Han, Lara Jean Song Covey finds herself being pursued by two boys between whom she must choose. The following version of the novel was used to create this study guide: Han, Jenny.
