Still You Still Me Still Falling novel Chapter 80

On the ride back up, she had made her peace with it. If he didn't want to talk about it, she simply wouldn't ask.

She felt a genuine connection to Tilly, and her affection for the girl was real. She would do whatever she could to offer the child love and warmth as she grew up.

The only variable in that equation was Edmond.

If only... if only she weren't his daughter.

Then she wouldn't have to deal with this man ever again.

She raised her hand and knocked on the door.

"Come in," his frigid voice rang out.

The moment she stepped inside, she was met with his thunderous expression. He looked like she owed him millions of dollars.

"So you actually know how to find your way back?" he sneered. "You certainly had plenty of backbone when you walked out."

"I went to check with the doctor. He said you can be discharged in a few days. You don't need to stay the full ten."

That only made him angrier. "I'll stay however long I want to. You have no right to interfere."

It suddenly hit her—he had demanded to stay for ten days specifically to trap and humiliate her.

It wasn't that big a deal, honestly. He just liked to run his mouth.

She could let him talk all he wanted.

She took a seat by his bed. "Do you need me to read to you again?"

Seeing her perfectly calm and utterly unaffected only fueled his rage.

She had just been downstairs again. Was she really that obsessed with Cecil?

He had already warned her that Cecil was bad news, that being with him was like playing with fire.

Why couldn't she just listen?

He closed his eyes.

Who she dated had absolutely nothing to do with him anyway.

Someone who treated relationships like a game deserved to get her heart ripped out and stomped on! That would serve her right.

He snapped his eyes open. "Read."

She read for over half an hour before he finally told her to stop.

She poured him a glass of water, and then poured half a glass for herself.

Sensing his temper had cooled, she pulled up her QR code and held it out. "So, can we add each other now?"

His eyes turned instantly icy.

"Can I leave now?" she asked softly. "It's getting late."

He lowered his eyes. "Go."

She packed up her things, poured him one last glass of water, and headed for the door.

Before stepping out, she turned back. "Don't forget to send the videos."

"You expect me to jump just because you say so?" he retorted.

Her voice softened noticeably. "Alright... I won't push. Send them whenever you want. I'm heading out. Get some sleep."

He froze.

He was so used to her biting back and fighting him at every turn.

This sudden, gentle compliance caught him entirely off guard.

He opened his mouth, the words tumbling out before he could stop them. "Be... be safe on the way home."

When Sheila got back to the dorms and stepped out of the shower, her phone lit up with a string of notifications. The videos were there.

He really hadn't changed at all. He could never resist when she softened.