Love's Bitter Edge (Eva and Leonard)

Chapter 231

Chapter 231 I Don't Owe You

Amelia led me to a bench in the small garden outside the hospital. She sat down first and then patted the spot next to her. "Sit down."

I settled as far on the edge of the bench as possible, avoiding being too close to her. She turned to look at me, a strange expression on her face.

"You are annoying, Eva. Even in that wig, you still manage to look good."

Her random remark caught me off guard, leaving me unsure of how to respond. But it seemed like she didn't need me to say anything. She tilted her head back, gazing up at the sk

"The day we moved into college was just like this-cloudy but nice, comfortable weather," she began, her voice soft with nostalgia.

"Eva, I was the first person in the whole school to meet Leonard. The very first. No one else

met him before me."

Her voice held a touch of joy, and her eyes sparkled at the memory. I had always known Amelia kept to herself during college, and I didn't know much about her past.

and she'd taken out student loans and worked hard for scholarships. She signed up for work-study on

Leonard had taken the same train to campus. Leonard probably didn't even remember helping a girl with too many bags at the station that day, but to Amelia, that moment was the beginning

continued, her tone darkening. "Both of us came from

at the cafeteria and tutoring to make

so charming, even when life was tough. And then

nothing. She was right about one thing: I had noticed

just like how my Dad had done for Amelia,

the same dorm as me, so naturally, I pulled

her, my dad's help had never been kind. It

those ridiculous skincare products, each one costing more than my entire monthly budget. Do you even know what it was like? My allowance was 300 dollars a month,

amounts, then said you don't want it and

Dont

had your dad swoop in, funding Leonard to

lose it, see me abandoned by everyone. But too bad for you-I studied hard and managed to get sponsors. I didn't have to

twisted expression, I could only shake my head

That 'jewelry design studio'

full of pride, which was why I