Chapter 98

Because he figured that if it didn’t concern him, if they weren’t on his radar, why should he waste time on someone he didn’t care about?

Then, Quintessa left.

Tyrone mulled it over for a few days, but still felt that she was just a one–night stand with a bit of intrigue, not worth his prolonged attention. In the past three years, he’d jet off to Serenitia for a mix of vacation and business, yet he never once thought to check on Quintessa.

While he lounged in five–star hotels, savoring gourmet meals, Quintessa was out there somewhere, struggling to get her hands on a slice of bread to stave off hunger,

Tyrone had his grip tightened on the documents, which featured a photo of Quintessa. On the snow–covered streets, she walked alone, in thin clothes, her face marked with distinct bruises.

Her eyes were colder than the snowflakes that settled on her.

Suddenly, Tyrone didn’t know what attitude he should adopt for their next meeting.

For the first time in his life, he realized that he might have made a mistake.

-Tyrone, you better pray you don’t fall for me, otherwise.

in his ears.

weak, but that underlying

eyes, leaving the documents scattered to the floor,

others; he’d seen people in

his chest feel

he’d never

hours until he finally went up. He stood for an hour outside her door, but he didn’t make it ringing the

realized he

didn’t know how to face

ridiculous that he’d come to know what ‘fear‘ was in his lifetime!

Tyrone returned home,

in a beauty mask, engrossed in

too miffed to bother with him. Normally, she’d have asked: “Tyrone, you’re back.

was still irritated

Tyrone just

remembered something and stopped, saying, “Mom, if you did something not–so–nice to

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