Chapter 214: Apologize with Humility

Chapter 214: Apologize with Humility

(Elena Blackwood’s POV)

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As night descended, the Northern Territory glittered with lights stretching across the horizon

like scattered diamonds. The city hummed with life below us as Jane and I sat in her cozy

living room, the bottle of Moonlight Reserve Vintage Wine nearly empty between us.

“Actually, there’s a question I’ve been wanting to ask you,” Jane said, slightly tipsy from the

red wine. She draped her arm over my shoulder with the casual intimacy of close friendship.

Her cheeks were flushed pink from the alcohol, and her eyes held that particular brightness that came with liquid courage.

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“What question?” I asked, settling back into the plush cushions of her sofa.

Jane’s expression grew more serious despite her intoxicated state. “You have to promise to

be honest with me.”

I nodded, curious about what had been weighing on her mind. “Of course.”

“Do you have feelings for Hugo Ashworth?”

The question hit me like a cold splash of water. I stared at her for a moment, processing the

directness of her inquiry.

“I…” I began, then stopped. How could I explain something I didn’t fully understand myself?

“We’ve only known each other for a few months,” I said slowly. “I admit I have some favorable impressions of him, but I wouldn’t say our relationship has reached the level of romantic feelings.”

Jane watched me carefully, her eyes surprisingly sharp despite the wine. “But there’s

something there, isn’t there?”

I question whether I still harbor any feelings for him. And if

my tongue. The truth was, my emotions were a tangled mess that

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you

“Because he is

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though he is handsome. I feel a sense of connection with him. We both seem to carry this loneliness, this desire

understanding.”

nodded knowingly. “I

tone made me look at her more closely. There was a sadness in her

never

your family situation? You never

“There’s a reason for that. I

“I had a

didn’t

family rafting trip. The current was

at the

barely above a whisper. “After that, my parents always blamed me. They never said it outright, but I could see it in their eyes. Their precious daughter was gone, and I was the reason

pieces suddenly clicked into place. “That’s why you use

nodded, tears threatening to spill over. “I took her identity because I thought it

noticed the two rings she always wore

always wondered if I was the

a choice. She chose to save you because your life mattered to

at me with watery eyes. “But

“She wouldn’t want you to feel

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life, to be happy.”

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your own feelings over

long moment, something shifting in her

she said slowly. “I want to reclaim my original identity. I want

again.”

shoulders with newfound resolve. “I’m going to

Celeste Harrison, not

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