Chapter 256

Leanne didn’t say another word. She walked past him, reaching for the door handle. The lock beeped, signaling it was unlocked.

But then, he gently tugged at her sleeve from behind.

She’d been whisked away for a spontaneous dinner, donning a simple white loungewear set with a cardigan thrown over it. The soft cashmere gave her a look of both cleanliness and warmth.

Curtis longed to hold her and borrow a bit of her warmth to bring him back to life.

But he was too much of a mess.

She was pristine and he was a wreck.

“How long have you been having these things? His voice was hoarse, almost too faint.

Leanne turned, puzzled. “What do

you mean?”

Curtis lifted his left hand. The prescription boxes in the bag seemed like they got drenched

in the rain, some sopping wet, giving her hand a soggy feel on touch.

Seeing the medication, Leanne paused.

After a moment, she finally spoke. “Over a year.”

“When did it start?”

“After you left.”

it hurt a lot?”

“When is being sick ever easy?”

uttered the words with extreme caution, “… had thoughts

hands into

to revisit, the emotions from those times

departure overseas, it

physically and mentally was a challenge. That was when Leanne started suffering from insomnia and sinking into a

realized she was depressed at first, thinking

saw a photo of him with Suzan on social

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photo she didn’t realize was fake at

knew about Curtis’ chase after Suzan to Emberland and she knew they were

was then that Leanne realized she loved Curtis more deeply

common,” she said, playing with her fingertips. “Many people

How could it

me? If I was making you so miserable. Why didn’t you call

depression, a testament to

of it, her condition nearly impacted her work, but she eventually pulled

sense of duty to her parents who had fought so hard

her to live just so she could fall apart over

could she

she show him weakness again,

afraid you’d be holding Suzan, laughing at my

Curtis’ already fragile

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