Chapter 283 Unsaid Words

Ella

As we pulled up to the lookout point, the dazzling city lights sprawled out beneath us like a twinkling tapestry.

The vastness of the view was breathtaking, and I felt a small shiver run down my spine, not from the cold, but from the sheer beauty of it all. Logan parked the car and turned off the ignition. The silence of the night was only punctuated by the faint hum of the city below.

“Come on,” he whispered, gesturing for me to follow. We clambered onto the hood of the car, the cool metal pressing into my legs, and sat side by side, staring out at the shimmering skyline.

The vast city lights stretched out before us, flickering in a rhythmic dance of night. It felt as if we were suspended between two worlds-the serenity of the elevated viewpoint and the bustling city below.

“It looks so small from up here,” I murmured, my fingers absentmindedly tracing patterns on the cool metal of the car hood beneath us. “But when I’m in it, it feels endless.”

Logan chuckled softly, his eyes crinkling with amusement. “Big cities have that effect. What was your home city like?”

I began, my mind drifting back to earlier days. “I grew up in a penthouse in a beautiful part of the city. I had my own room,

street. We went there all of the time. Many afternoons were spent there, with Moana. and my little sister. We’d have picnics beneath the willow

It was back when Moana was still my nanny. She took me across the street to a little farmer’s

bedside table back at my apartment. Logan seemed to absorb my words, looking out at the distant horizon. After a moment, he turned to me, his gaze searching. “Ella, is it true what they said at that party

to. Taking a deep breath, I nodded. “Yeah, she isn’t my

stand.” He waited, giving me the space to continue or

soft, “I don’t really care about biology. Moana has been more of a mother to me than my

played on Logan’s lips.

is,” I replied, my heart full of gratitude. “We love each other dearly. She’s the reason I believe in

than I’d ever heard it. “You’re very pretty when you talk about the past like that. When you’re genuinely

up my cheeks, making me thankful

on. “This is a really nice car,” I remarked, trailing my fingers along its smooth red surface. “Have

also held an

car-this car. And as soon as I was able to drive, I bought it and never looked back. I’ve always loved

at him, intrigued. “An

home life,” he murmured, sounding somewhat apprehensive. I frowned, unsure if I should pry, but curiosity got the better of me. “Was it that bad? Your

a heavy secret. “It wasn’t a good way to grow up,” he admitted. “And you know what’s funny? I sometimes resent

was taken aback. “What

grew up with both-money and a loving family. I always thought you get one or the other. But never both. I got the money part, sure, but the loving family? Not

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