Leap OF Fate novel Chapter 30

The meal ‌went smoothly. She now felt more at ease with his company. Although Justin looked stoic and arrogant, deep down he’s a warm person. And gosh, that laugh. It hugged Serene’s heart and sent shivers down her spine. She has not felt this good in such a long time.

After the meal, Justin drove her back to the hotel she was staying.

“Do you have any plans for the weekend?” Justin gave her a quick glance.

“This weekend? I’ll be in Coast City.”

“I see.” Justin nodded.

He stopped the car a few meters from the hotel’s entrance, which earned a confused look from Serene.

He cleared his throat and looked at her. He scanned her face, not wanting to miss a single feature. His index finger gently traced her jawline, sending thousands of shivers down Serene’s back.

She wanted to look away, but Justin’s gaze held her eyes in place. He looked at her with so much longing and warmth it made Serene’s heart beat erratically in her chest.

Different emotions played in his eyes. He seemed to fight an internal battle. After a while, he cupped her face in his hand, still looking at her tenderly. Serene cannot help but lean on his hand and sniff its fragrance.

“Serene…” His breath sounds labored.

“Hmmm…” she lifted her eyes to look at him.

The way Justin’s eyes looked at her simply took Serene’s breath away.

“I like you.” His eyes bored into her. His Adam’s apple bobbed up and down when he swallowed. Serene’s eyes rounded from his confession but said nothing and just continued to listen to him.

“I know that things between us are crazy and messy, but I don’t care about them. I only know that I want to be with you.” Justin took his hand from her face only to hold her hand. He gave it a gentle squeeze before putting it to his mouth and gave it a peck.

“Please Serene, give me a chance.” His pleading voice was knocking on Serene’s heart.

Her head was a mess. She cannot believe what she just heard. Justin liked her? When did this happen? She felt a little giddy from his confession, but a heartbeat after the reality of their situation hit her. Come on, Justin is Bryan’s brother-in-law. Her ex boyfriend’s brother-in-law for crying out loud!

He felt so defeated. If only I knew her earlier.

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Serene plopped herself on the bed and stared blankly at the ceiling. She hugged the pillow beside her. She felt her tears rolling down her eyes.

She knew ‌she liked Justin from the time she agreed to give him another chance. She never thought that Justin would like her. Now that they know they mutually liked each other, it would have been nice if they can be together.

But things just have to be fucked up between them. Serene let out a long sigh. After Bryan, this was the first time somebody made her feel good. It would have been a straightforward choice. Justin’s a good man and any girl would want to be with him. However, she got hurt pretty badly and relationships scared the living daylights out of her. It was so bad that it frightened her to trust once more for the fear of getting hurt and broken again.

Serene let out a pained laugh. Of all the people she’d fall for, it had to be Justin, her ex’s brother-in-law.

“Justin…” She sighed as he said his name. A fresh batch of tears rolled down her face when she uttered his name. It’s a pity that she cannot be with such a man. Her heart ached for him and wanted nothing but to be held by him, but he spelled trouble.