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

rehearsed a play together it was “Romeo and Juliet” He was Romeo, and she was

their lines in

into the hammock

now, as if only when

those moments were rare sparks of joy

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

Agnes was living with Jared now,

driven past it twice, and never stopped But

taking Agnes to his high–rise

bumped into a

his internship at Hope Hospital Before leaving, Ryder had

been years, Ryder’s return had rekindled old acquaintances. After sharing

downstairs neighbor was Dr. Kermit, the neurology

couldn’t hide his curiosity. Dr.

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