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

spoke lightly, “When is being sick ever

mentioned that you..” Curtis strained his voice and uttered the words with extreme

hands into fists.

painful to revisit, the emotions from those times too overwhelming.

Curtis’ sudden coldness to his departure overseas, it was

challenge. That was when

she was depressed at first,

that Leanne saw a photo of him with Suzan on social

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photo she didn’t realize was fake at the time.

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

then that Leanne realized she loved

her fingertips. “Many people with

How could it

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

knew about Leanne’s depression, a testament to how few

it, her condition nearly impacted her work, but she

her parents who had fought so hard

live just so she could

she tell Curtis?

after being hurt once, why would she show him weakness again, giving him another reason to mock

you’d be holding Suzan, laughing at my

Curtis’ already fragile composure

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