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

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, and just… be. Those were

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

my words, looking out at the distant horizon. After a moment, he turned to me, his gaze

breath, I nodded. “Yeah, she isn’t my biological mom. And, yes,

sister was the product of a one night stand.” He waited, giving me the

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

lips.

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

broke through the night, softer than I’d ever heard it. “You’re very pretty when

me thankful for the dim lighting. “Thank you,” I

machine we were perched on. “This is a really nice car,” I remarked, trailing my fingers along its smooth red surface. “Have you always had a thing

also held an underlying tension, like an unsaid secret just

say that,” Logan began, 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

at him, intrigued. “An escape from

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

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

taken aback. “What

loving family. I always thought you get one or the other. But never both.

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