Chapter 0229
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“Nan…” I whispered. “What is it?”
as she
“I’m so sorry…” she said hoarsely pulled her eyes away from me to look at the ground. “But I can’t stay here…”
“Wait what?” I asked, my brows raising, “Why not? What’s wrong? Please, talk to me…”
She shook her head; she was trying hard to keep the tears from spilling out of her eyes.
“I have to go….” she whispered.
Before I could say another word, she was running past me and towards the front door.
“Nan!” I called after her, but it was no use, the front door was slamming shut and Nan was running out of the mansion. I stood, confused.
I looked back at Chester who released a shaky breath of his own; he blinked a few times as if he had now just realized where he was. He looked at me and then at Harper who was staring at him questionably. She raised her brows and folded her arms across her chest as she slid off the counter.
“What was that all about?” She asked him.
He didn’t answer her, but instead, he looked at me.
“Who was that?” He asked me, taking me by surprise.
“What?” I asked him. “Why?”
“Just answer the question,” he said again, more firmly and making me take a step back. His eyes had gone wild, and my heart was beating fast against my ribcage. Something was wrong and I was determined to figure out what the hell it was.
“My best friend,” I answered, narrowing my eyes at him. “Nan Rugby.
His expression softened for a moment.
“Nan…” he whispered as if he was tasting the name on his tongue, and from the look on his face, I would
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