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

spoke lightly, “When is

voice and uttered the words

clenched her hands into

memories were too painful to revisit, the emotions from those times too

departure overseas,

heaven into hell, adapting both physically and mentally was a challenge. That was when Leanne started suffering from

hadn’t realized she was depressed at first, thinking it was just a temporary mood.

birthday that Leanne saw a photo of him with

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she didn’t realize was

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

then that Leanne realized she loved Curtis more deeply than

her fingertips. “Many people with depression have thoughts of

How could it be?

was making you so miserable. Why didn’t you call to scream at me?”

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

the worst of it, her condition nearly impacted her work,

of a sense of duty to her parents who had fought so hard for her, she managed to climb

her to live just so she could fall apart over

could she tell Curtis?

would she show him weakness again, giving him another reason to mock her?

was afraid you’d be holding

sentence made Curtis’ already fragile composure

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