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?”

lucky, I quess, 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, with this big bay window

had a park right next to your penthouse?” Logan asked. I nodded, smiling at the memory. “Yes, right across the 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 trees, chase butterflies,

born and before Moana and my dad got together. It was

out at the distant horizon. After a moment, he turned to me, his gaze searching. “Ella, is it true what

breath, I nodded. “Yeah,

the product of a one night stand.” He waited, giving me the space to continue or

“I don’t really care about biology. Moana has been more of a mother to me than my biological mother ever was. She’s

lips. “She must be

dearly. She’s the reason I

voice broke through the night, softer than I’d ever heard it.

me thankful for the

perched on. “This is a really nice car,” I remarked, trailing my

serenity of the moment was palpable, yet it also held an underlying tension,

his voice contemplative. “As soon as I was old enough, I began saving up for my first car-this car. And as soon as I was able to drive, I bought it and never looked back. I’ve always loved cars, ever since I was a kid. They’ve been… an escape for

turned to look at him, intrigued.

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

his voice was low, as if he was sharing a heavy secret. “It wasn’t a good way to grow up,” he admitted. “And you know

was taken aback.

glanced at me, his blue eyes intense. “You grew up with both-money and a loving family. I always thought you get

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