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

“Romeo and

their lines in the attic

into the hammock chair and doze

then, much like he did now, as if only when her eyes

moments were rare sparks of joy in his life–a celebration of youth and dreams

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

was living with Jared

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

ended up taking Agnes to his high–rise

they entered the elevator, they bumped into a neighbor

apartment was one Ryder had rented during his internship at Hope Hospital Before

it had been years, Ryder’s

Kermit, the

his curiosity. Dr.

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