The Last Time I Cried Your Name novel Chapter 31

There was a sting hidden in those words, no matter how sweetly they were wrapped.

“Do I really have to make it that obvious?” Since Laura kept pushing, Petty dropped the niceties. “Honestly, I just don’t want something you’ve already worn.”

In other words, she thought it was dirty.

Laura and Petty had grown up side by side. They’d met in elementary school. Even though Petty was two years younger, she was smart enough to skip grades, so they ended up at the same university together.

If anyone could claim they truly knew Petty, Laura was definitely one of them.

She picked up on Petty’s meaning right away.

Still, Laura’s voice stayed as calm and gentle as ever. “Petty, I really do want to give this to you.”

Petty had never seen anyone work this hard just to give away a gift. Either Laura was out of her mind, or she was just trying to get under her skin.

A flash of impatience showed in Petty’s eyes. She let out a soft click of her tongue. “If you’re so eager to get rid of it, I’ll give you a tip. If you don’t want it, throw it away. I’m sure Franco won’t care.”

But Laura didn’t even flinch. She just looked at Petty, her confidence easy and unbothered. “Of course Franco won’t care. He never cares about what I do.”

As she spoke, she rested her hand on her lap, on those legs she could no longer feel, the ones that would never walk again.

For a second, Petty felt like something heavy had slammed into her chest.

Right. Laura’s legs had been crushed in that car accident years ago, when she’d thrown herself over Franco to protect him. If she hadn’t, he wouldn’t have just lost his sight. He might not have survived at all.

It was a debt Franco could never repay. Laura could toss out a bracelet or even ask for his life, and Franco would give it to her without a second thought.

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