Chapter 215

"Because..... what?" Serena parted her lips, her tongue tingling with anticipation.

"Because we're the same," William replied.

Serena froze. "The same?"

He nodded, tilting his head back. "Yeah. You and I-we're both the kind of kids nobody ever wanted."

He offered her an apologetic smile. "I hope you don't mind me saying that?"

"Not at all." Serena shook her head softly, because William was right. She really was a child nobody wanted.

But...

At least William still had his parents...

Almost as if he could read the doubt flickering in her eyes, William continued with a gentle smile, "After I turned fifteen, they never came back. Not even once."

Serena stiffened, her gaze drifting down to William's legs.

look. "That's right. Even after the accident,

voice was perfectly calm, but Serena could hear

welling

helping myself." William's tone lightened, like the sun breaking through a

unravel. She felt lighter, as if

are you still

voice called from

up, but saw no one. Two seconds

be starving after waiting all night. I brought some

night? But from the way Gabrielle spoke, it sounded like William had been

He

same as always, but Serena could sense a faint distance in his demeanor when

she just imagining

the boxes, and the delicious

Serena's stomach grumbled loudly.

curiosity about William faded away, replaced by a sudden,

creamy scrambled eggs, sautéed greens with mushrooms, sweet-and-sour pork, and

was calling, asking him to return to

have work to do,

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