Chapter 20 Difficult love

It was a sports centre. My heart pounded faster when I realised he took me to an lor rink.

He gently pushed me to go in.

A man greeted us.

“Mr. Sullivan?”

He nodded and pulled me closer to him.

“Mr. Brown, this is my wife, Alice.”

“It’s a pleasure to meet you, Mrs. Sullivan. Please follow me.”

We followed him and found the ice rink. Seeing the ice gave me a feeling of relief that I hadn’t felt in a long time.

“Mr. and Mrs Sullivan, take your

time.

Then he left. I looked around and there was no

“The ice rink

no one. I looked at Gideon, ready to ask him, but he was faster.

k is yours for an hour today, then I’ll rent a place for you whenever you want and as long as you want.”

I was in disbelief. I remembered Lily’s advice, but this time, I felt like I had to speak.

“Why? Why do you do this to me?” I frowned while I looked at him.

He looked at me with an earnest face first, and he stayed quiet for a few seconds, just looking into my eyes.

Then he looked away.

“I agreed to finance you in figure skating. I’m just keeping my promise.”

I looked at him, and when he looked back into my eyes, I felt something, but that wasn’t gratitude or sympathy, that was something else that I never felt before.

I thought there wouldn’t be anything more pathetic, then fall

want to go on the

me out of my thoughts.

He frowned.

“Why?”

isn’t suitable

shook my

called a number. He told the

a few bags and he told me where I could find

alone, I sat down. I just watched the ceiling for a little while. I felt weighed down by my thoughts and emotions, but

paid for me to be here, so I changed my clothes and rushed back. He sat on the bench, and he smiled when I got back. He gave me the bag

“What are you doing?”

He asked. I smiled.

Chapter 20 Difficult love

new. I have to break

He looked surprised.

long time? Is

I shook my head.

really comly, I don’t think it’s going to hurt, but I need a little time to get

“Okay.”

interest. Finally, I could put them on. I made a few movements, little jumps and squats before I stepped on the ice. Honestly,

move my feet as much as I could, to feel if the

toe loop. I repeated it a few times, then I moved on single lutz and single flips, and dad single salchows. For now, I only repeated them. I didn’t want to try hard jumps, especially not quads. Even if

It really surprised me how comfortable the skates were, and they kept my feet well, so I tried camel and sit spins, and also risked a Jay–back

want to stop. To be on the ice again made me forget about

to accept him paying a lot for my hubby at first, but then I changed my mind. If he could take advantage of my life, then that was the least he could do for me in exchange. I decided there and then, I would come every day, and I wouldn’t care how much it costs for

Gideon

knew she was just trying to get used to her new skates. She could do much more than this. But whilst I watched her, I was thinking of my problems, which were so much more difficult. I never

for her.

way. I wanted her. I wanted to feel her under me,

that any time, like my father said, but I only wanted that if she wanted that

that her nature differed from what she showed us. I

knew she just held herself back. Alice had her own will, and she was strong–headed. She was a fighter, and probably a survivor, too. She wasn’t quiet at all,

I knew we had got Riccardo’s attention already. She was a

to come back to Earth, and not to let this feeling ruin my plan. I’ve never been in love. To feel in the world 1 live in wasn’t a clever thing at all. The first person who I wanted to be saved was Gemma, Even if she annoyed me in the last few days, I wouldn’t have taken that if she would have got harmed because of

at me from behind the paling, still on

guessing my

my phone to

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