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Maybe being beautiful on my own wasn’t such a bad thing after all.

After dinner, the bodyguard drove Yvonne and me home.

Halfway there, my phone rang.

It was Nathan.

“Victoria, are you still coming over tonight?” Nathan asked.

I paused, almost forgetting about it. “Is it convenient for you? If it is, I’ll come over.”

Nathan chuckled. “Convenient? You can come over whenever you want.”

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Thinking about him and that young woman, I figured if Nathan really wanted to start something with someone else, I should just go off the radar and stay out of his life.

Still, I had the bodyguard drive me over to Nathan’s place. He was getting his stitches out at the hospital tomorrow, and I still felt responsible for taking care of him.

As I stepped out of the car, a chill hit me.

I wrapped my coat tighter around me and walked through the gate.


Nathan came out of the living room and stood by the door, waiting for me.

I asked the bodyguard to take Yvonne back to Sally’s place.

I shot Nathan a meaningful glance, my eyes lingering on him with unspoken questions.

blurted out something about his plans tonight, but held back—didn’t want to look like I was nosing into his

I’ll just do what I

next morning, I made breakfast. After we finished eating, I drove Nathan to the hospital

healed nicely, but when I saw the scar, my heart

to go anywhere else. Nathan said he had to

excuse about having lunch with Melissa,

I brought up Melissa, Nathan gave a helpless sigh. “Apparently Zachary and Melissa broke up- something to do with his

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“Yeah, his family just won’t let

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about two families coming together. Dating, though,

consider the character of the other

think I finally get what makes you so magnetic–it’s

“Kind of, yeah. My parents have always been really good

“That’s why being with you just feels

was curious. “What do you mean by

arrogant or self–important. You’re gentle, and being around you feels like a breath of fresh air.

“Really? I

of women, and honestly, even if they had just a bit of your grace, they’d be really captivating. Victoria, I don’t know why, but for someone our age, you already have this kind of resilience that usually

paused, feeling a little


marriage either. I’m afraid I can’t give someone the

always think about others, but selfish people seem to have it easier in life. Honestly, I don’t know

our conversation ended, we’d

care, and asked if

him a definite

I

donation to your alma mater came from the Jennings Foundation, which is part of

like a bolt out of the

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