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.”

hurt a lot?”

“When is being

you..” Curtis strained his voice and uttered the words with extreme caution, “… had thoughts of… hurting

her hands

were too painful to revisit, the emotions from those

departure overseas, it was all too

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

at first, thinking it was just

a photo of him with Suzan on

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she didn’t realize

Emberland and she knew they were together. But seeing the truth

that Leanne realized she loved Curtis more deeply than she

her fingertips. “Many

could it

making you so

Leanne’s depression, a testament to

worst of it, her condition nearly impacted her work,

of a sense of duty to her parents who had

worked so hard for her to live

she tell Curtis?

she show him weakness again, giving him another reason to

you’d be holding Suzan,

Curtis’ already fragile

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