Chapter 0112
Plenty of luxury cars zoomed down the bustling streets below my high–end
apartment complex. I scanned the streets, trying to search for Nicholas’s car, but it was nowhere to be seen.
I should’ve been unbothered, but a voice inside me still pierced through my facade.
“You still care about him, Arianal!”
My heart ached. Lowering my gaze, I crouched down and wrapped my arms around myself.
I wasn’t as fearless as I tried to appear. Every day spent with Nicholas was an unprecedented memory that would be ingrained in my mind forever.
This feeling of easily obtaining something I despised brought terror upon me instead of joy. Once the truth was unveiled, I’d lose everything. I didn’t know how I would feel then.
As I became lost in my thoughts, my nails sank deep into my palms. I suddenly snapped back to my senses, and a voice in my mind whispered, “Perhaps I’ll be hurt
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Just then, a shadow loomed over me. In the next instant, a pair of exquisite leather
shoes came into view.
Nicholas bent down and slipped his arms underneath my arms. Lifting me off the ground, he smiled and said, “What’s with your eyesight, huh? You couldn’t find me, so you’re crying alone here?”
Crying? Did he think I was Claudia? I looked down, my lashes obscuring the look in my eyes. If he assumed that I had cried, so be it.
Returning his embrace, I replied, “I didn’t see you. I was tired, so I crouched down to rest for a while.”
He stroked my hair gently and asked, “Where did you go?”
“The law firm.”
“Don’t overwork yourself. I can support you.
Nicholas could drive any woman wild with his chivalrous words, let alone such a charming proposal.
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1 stood on my tiptoes and pecked his chin. “Thanks, honey. I just wanted to keep myself busy, or else I’d miss Mom too much.
Pressing his lips together, Nicholas brushed his fingers over my lips. For the first time ever, he complimented me. “You’re a perfect fit for a lawyer.”
When he led me to his car, I was stunned. “Why did you change your car?”
He had switched to a Rolls–Royce.
I sensed a twinge of his fury through his fervent kiss. He was rough, without so much as a hint of gentleness, so I instinctively resisted.
Chapter 0112
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