Chapter 672

Chapter 672: Frowning, Harlee opened it, thinking it might be Etta pulling one of her usual stunts.

However, to her surprise, she found her mother.

Usually, Skyla would be asleep at this hour.

What was going on? Mom? Why are you still awake? Harlee asked, slightly surprised.

Skyla stood awkwardly, her smile strained.

After a moment, she hesitantly asked, Harlee, may I come in? I need to talk to you.

Of course, Harlee replied, stepping aside to let Skyla in.

They sat together on the sofa, but Skyla appeared burdened, unsure of how to begin.

Several times she tried to speak, only to stop short.

Skyla believed Nyomis words without hesitation.

Nyomis sharp memory could recount events from many years ago, and there was no plausible reason for her to fabricate such a claim.

Yet, Skyla felt conflicted.

with compassion or stay silent to avoid stirring up painful memories? After wrestling

as a

Nyomis face sparked a flicker of recognition, she couldnt place where she

added, Nyomi mentioned

were just a small girl,

an instant, a surge of forgotten memories overwhelmed

She remembered now.

had indeed crossed paths with her in that treasured nook of her

her secret refuge, especially on the days

approached Nyomi, who was holding a piece of bread, and timidly asked to share it,

then on, Nyomi had become a guardian angel of sorts, occasionally appearing with treatssometimes delectable pastries, other times

after several encounters, Nyomi

expected the kind elderly woman

fate were indeed

in Harlees eyes,

silence, she took Harlees hands in hers, her voice

lost you, leading

felt a subtle flutter

reaction was precisely what she had predicted, and that was why she had kept her suffering in the past hidden from Skyla, fearing the sorrow it would

comforting grip on Skylas hand, Harlee consciously

Mom, dont blame yourself.

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