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?”

hands and letting the cool night air wash over me. “I was lucky, I quess, I began, my mind drifting back to earlier days. “I grew up in a penthouse in a beautiful part

smiling at the memory. “Yes, right across the street. We went there all of the time. Many afternoons

memory from my childhood, before Daisy was born and before Moana and 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,

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

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

stand.” He waited, giving me the space to

than my biological mother ever was. She’s filled our home with love, warmth, and laughter. I’m so grateful

lips. “She

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

quiet for a moment, then his voice broke through the night, softer than I’d ever heard it. “You’re very pretty when

the warmth creep up my cheeks, making me thankful for the dim lighting. “Thank you,”

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

palpable, yet it also held an underlying

as soon as I was able to drive, I bought it and never looked back. I’ve always loved cars, ever since

to look at him, intrigued. “An escape

home life,” he murmured, sounding somewhat apprehensive. I frowned, unsure if I should pry, but

low, as if 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 like you, just a

aback. “What do

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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