Chapter 0167
as afraid of
Nicholas was a mess, but I didn’t dare to turn back seeing his ashen expression, and his dark, lifeless eyes.
With the last bit of rationality I had, I called for a nurse to help him. I didn’t even stop to think if a petite nurse could support such a tall man. I fled the hospital as fast as I could.
Orange petals swirled about in the wind. Aside from my parents‘ graves, I had no idea where I could go to cry freely. It seemed that, as adults, even crying required a reason and a place.
thought I would let it all out in a fit of hysteria. But when I finally knelt before my parents‘ gravestones, the intense anger, resentment, and bitterness all mellowed. The sad truth was, I seemed to have lost the ability to cry.
Or maybe the twisted relationship between me and Nicholas was something I couldn’t even confess to my parents. All that was left was a melancholic sadness that I had to find a way to deal with on my own. It felt like I came here just to leave a bouquet to express my longing for them.
When Claudia called, I had no idea how long I had been sitting there.
only knew that the sun had risen in the east and set in the west.
I stared blankly at the twilight sky when her voice, low and hurried, came through the phone. “Ariana, you’ve met Jasmine, right?”
It sounded like she was calling from a hidden corner. Her familiar voice sent chills down my spine, making me uncomfortable in my already unsettling surroundings.
I finally understood what she meant when she previously suggested
wapan forces. Claura coudn’t start any fermate presence around
vet if a mosquito flew by, she’d roll up her sleeves and let
d bite her insteart
Who was she? Should I know? I had overheard them earlier. Their relationship seemed close and ambiguous, but not quite like lovers.
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