Chapter 358

He opened his phone and saw it was a message from Sheila.

"Timothy... I feel so sad. You're hurt like this, and I can't even be with you to take care of you."

The middle of the night, when the world is quiet, is always the best time to talk about feelings.

Sheila wasn't about to let the moment slip away.

Her foster parents' attitude tonight had said it all-they didn't want her getting too close to Timothy.

But she was determined to fight for what she wanted.

Timothy stared at the message, letting it sit there for a long while before finally replying.

"I'm fine. Don't worry about me."

Just a handful of words, and to Sheila, they felt cold and mechanical.

A little too distant.

She couldn't accept it.

He never used to be like this.

Becoming the adopted daughter of the Howard family had once seemed like a stroke of luck.

But as she grew older, it began to feel more like a shackle.

Sheila was about to send another message when Timothy's reply came through.

Get some rest. I'm going to sleep

ache

love someone and not be able to be with them—nothing hurts quite

Timothy arrived that evening, she'd barely managed to exchange a few words of concern before her foster father ushered her off to

idea what was

dragged his injured body all the way to

be that

she joining Mr. Smith's

That must be it.

God.

dare think

going down that road, she would

Timothy had barely paid Jessica any attention-what

needed to find out where

feelings for Jessica had shifted, Sheila

running from

Sheila still had

Jessica was bent on divorce,

couldn't leave the Howard family. As long as she

always be an

eto see

him.

she left, things would

already urging her to come

longer. Once Jessica divorced Timothy and she returned to her real family-once she shed that "Aunt Sheila" title-she could finally be with

out to Timothy. Once he

with the Howards, he swung by to check on

also had something

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