Chapter 0142
I couldn’t sleep that night. At 3:00 am, I was scrolling through my phone when I saw a post on Claudia’s social media
e had sent a response with a photo of Nicholas sleeping peacefully beside her.
His eyes were closed, his face relaxed and calm, a stark contrast to the tense confrontation we had earlier. He looked as handsome as a serene painting.
The corner of Claudia’s cartoon pajamas was visible near his shoulder. Though they were both fully clothed, they were sleeping together.
My 22–year–old stepsister and her 29–year–old brother were lying side by side… She had even captioned the photo, saying, ‘I’ll always be by Nick’s side!”
I smiled helplessly, feeling as if every cell in my body had been drained. I lay weakly on the hard bed in the guest room like a corpse that had been dead for a while. My heart was barely beating.
Ever since that night, Nicholas and I hadn’t had any interactions. There were no arguments. We had a tacit understanding, a silent agreement. We simply stopped talking to each other.
For the next few days, I would wake up in the morning to find that he had already left for work.
By the time he returned home in the evening, I had long finished dinner and was locked in the guest room studying and working on my own.
I accepted the situation calmly, thinking it was for the best. At least it kept me from sinking further into his gentleness.
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But I noticed that whenever we happened to cross paths, he would often etare at me intently, white Claudia would always pop up from
some comer and whisk him away
It was as if even a minute alone with him was something forbidden in the house and would result in a sentence for oth Arid it all, Claudia played the role of the righteous judge.
I saw it all, but I chose to ignore it. I threw myself into my work with even more dedication. Without him in my life, it was as if I had lost the ability to smile. There was no opportunity to even pretend.
Time passed quickly, and soon it was the day of Silas‘ resignation. I finally attended a social event unrelated to work.
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