Agnes cheeks were flushed, like two clouds ablaze with the setting sun.

She fidgeted in her seat, mumbling to herself in a restless undertone

Chapter 819

After Ryder got into the car, he managed not without difficulty, to buckle her into the seatbelt.

But he didn’t just start the car and drive away Instead, he turned to study her face intently

It felt like ages since hed allowed himself such a luxury in the past, he never dared to gaze at her so openly After all these years, he always felt shackled, and each stolen glance was a secret treasure

To be honest Ryder was tired of that feeling. He was tired of lurking in the shadows, aching for the sunlight. It was blinding, it hurt, but he couldn’t bring himself to settle in the dark corners where light never reached

He didn’t know how long he watched her. Memories flooded back as he looked at her face–most from their school days

was “Romeo and Juliet” He was Romeo, and she was

lines in the

would just collapse into the hammock chair and doze

her then, much like he did now, as if only when her eyes were closed could his gaze wander

joy in

Ryder started the car He drove along the city’s elevated roads, with no clear destination

Agnes was living with Jared now, at Maplewood Manor

twice, and never stopped But in the end, selfishness overruled reason

ended up taking Agnes to

the elevator, they bumped into a neighbor

his internship

the hospital. Though it had been years, Ryder’s return had rekindled old acquaintances. After sharing

Kermit, the neurology

he couldn’t hide his curiosity.

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