Chapter 141

Curtis couldn’t help but chuckle at the absurdity, but his laughter was as fleeting and thin as a wisp of smoke, never reaching the frosty depths of his eyes before being scattered by the wind.

He and Leanne were like a modern-day War of the Roses. The word “again” was inevitably part of the sentence whenever someone mentioned them.

“We didn’t fight this time,” he said, taking a drag on his cigarette while watching the snowflakes dance beneath the streetlamp’s glow.

Curtis used to despise winter, which was too cold, bad weather, all hassle, and

inconvenient.

But the best times with Leanne were in that one winter season.

They stayed at the Northwood Mansion, no one to disturb them, nothing to trouble their peace. It felt like the whole world consisted only of each other.

Leanne was like ice wrapped in stone, requiring gentle, patient, and persistent warmth.

Once the stone heated, the ice inside melted into a subtle trickle of water first, then slowly into the sweetest honey.

Curtis had tasted that sweetness.

On Christmas Eve, in front of the hospital, even a man like him, often branded as cold-hearted, had stood in the biting winter snow waiting for her..

Leanne ran

toward him, cheeks flushed, whether from the heat or the excitement of the

cheers. It was hard

with her the cozy warmth of indoors, flinging herself into his arms, snuggled against him, looking

the day he returned to grab his passport – he had planned a surprise honeymoon as a means to make it up to

overheard Jennifer talking

she seems so in love with Curtis. I saw them at the

to marry Phillip not long

surprised, “Really? I had no

always had a soft spot for Phillip. If he

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But she must be delusional to think Phillip would marry her.”

was the first choice in that marriage until

the shadow of the staircase, his heart turning into ice,

him. The girl he treasured wanted

most didn’t love him in return.

was he

end of Jennifer’s scale,

was Leanne’s fallback option, only considered when his brother wasn’t

Leanne again. I don’t think she loves me,” Phillip said, “She was drunk

asking, “Have you ever loved me?” made Curtis’ heart

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