All too late for his love

Chapter 78

In the end, these words remained unspoken by Willow. Nicola’s life wasn’t any easier than hers. If she told Nicola the truth, she would no doubt go to Silas desperately seeking money.

She feared not only Nicola’s failure to borrow the money but also the possibility of Silas trampling Nicola’s dignity into the dust.

Back on Cillian’s side, Nicola would be tormented by that twisted demon and his malicious mother, wishing for death. Willow couldn’t bear for Nicola to suffer so much for her sake.

“Nicola, you don’t need to give me money anymore. I’ve managed to gather enough for Aaron’s surgery. Just take care of yourself.”

Willow didn’t fuss over returning the 20 thousand dollars to Nicola because she needed the money. But she didn’t want to burden Nicola like this again in the future.

Cillian and his mother were leeches, sucking on Nicola. They exploited Nicola’s labor, forcing her into backbreaking work to fund their expenses. Willow couldn’t bear to Imagine what Nicola had been through to earn this 20 thousand dollars.

even

carefully and spoke, “Nicola, I met a very, very good man. He helped me.

skeptical. She was

Nicola’s sleeve, she saw that Nicola’s arms were covered in horrifying scars. Some seemed to have been carved directly by sharp ceramic shards. The scars were deep enough

such a state, the rest

Did Cillian

down, hid her arms behind her back, and

I’m fine. This was just an accident. I fell and cut myself on some glass. Willow, I have

Nicola didn’t want to talk about, no matter how much Willow

Nicola. She was trapped in the darkness when the light was so close, but

do so again in the future. Life was short. At this moment, she longed for one final glimpse of her best friend, even if it

place as she usually did. But to her surprise, she saw Cillian’s mother, Isabella Peltz, in the