Nathan walked away, his eyes glued to the floor.
"I don't want to see you right now. Just let me be alone for a bit."
Nora didn't respond.
She understood his need to escape; her very existence was the ironclad proof of their family's destruction.
His heavy footsteps echoed down the corridor, fading away until they disappeared around the corner.
Nora was left alone in the holding room.
A steady blast of frigid air from the ceiling vent hit her squarely on the shoulders, making her teeth chatter.
Not long after, a rhythmic sound broke the dead silence.
Footsteps approached from the end of the hall, completely unhurried.
"Long time no see..."
A crisp, female voice rang out.
Nora's spine instantly stiffened. She knew that voice all too well.
During her time at Lawrence Atelier, this voice had constantly hovered around her, asking about gemstone cutting techniques, praising her design sketches, and handing her hot coffee during late-night shifts.
She turned her head toward the sound.
Standing in the shadows just inside the morgue doors was a young woman in a tight, burgundy dress.
The woman carried a conspicuously branded designer purse and wore stilettos at least five inches high.
There was not a single trace left of the innocent, admiring girl who used to shadow Nora at the atelier.

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The readers' comments on the novel: The Love I Begged For Was Never Real
Storyline is good..but author is wasting time on character's thoughts.why r u streching chapters it's really really boring and annoying.conversation between them childish.she is only saying him get out n what right do u have ..not telling him what he did to her not questioning him..demanding answer. And what happened to him why sudden change of heart care to explain author.....
For the past few chapters either she is sick or he is. It is slightly boring. Author pls let them talk about the issues , she is not at all scolding him.. every scoldings are playing in her mind only. We want some talk between them....
I am also thinking the same....
Has he mistaken Nora as Giselle?...
What happened to him🤔 did he forget everything?...
Hey can u also upload the book " woke up married to my cheating ex"....
Does he know the orphan girl is actually Nora?...
So is he trying to justify everything? At wat rite??? Wer were he wen she needed him the most.......
Haha finally going to see redemption...
I don’t think reborn will happen in this novel. It will be full of her blood only. Actually The title should be changed to only Nora’s suffering instead the love I begged was never real....