Heartstrings On Fire

Chapter 627

Then, she turned her head and wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes.

Nocturne slowly sat up and rubbed his eyes. “Where am I? Who are you?”

Despite his cool demeanor, Nocturne was prone to bouts of sleepiness. When he was in Manhattan, Agnes would always take him around.

So, he was used to waking up and falling asleep in different places.

“My name’s Alyssa, and this is my house,” Alyssa was at a loss on how to explain her relationship with Summer.

Nocturne’s voice was polite, “Hello, why am I here?”

Alyssa took Nocturne’s hand, “You fell asleep. Your mom and dad are in the next room. They’ll be here in a bit.”

Nocturne looked surprised, “Dad?”

Alyssa, sensing Summer’s confusion, asked, “Didn’t Agnes ever tell you who your dad is?”

“I don’t have a dad, Nocturne said calmly.

“How could you not have a dad? Your dad is Jared, he’s just next door.”

“Mr. Whitfield?” Nocturne looked puzzled.

at a loss for

met Jared, but

let’s hang out for a bit and then we’ll have

Nocturne obeyed, “Alright.”

by

he found out who his father was, and now he

or curious

quietly, not at all like a

a deep voice suddenly came

and Nocturne both looked

surprised and stood up unconsciously.

the door was Ryder.

all of a sudden? And who was he calling just now?

it be this

Nocturne looked up and saw

“What are you doing here? Are you looking for

“Where’s your mom?”

next room.”

aback and was at

was going

familiar with

tell that their familiarity was not something that had developed over a day or two.

comes from knowing someone for a