Love Unspoken

Quinn's heart stuttered in her chest, her gaze nervously flickering towards Alexander. She forced a smile, tight and strained, onto her face. With a subtle gesture, she indicated that she would accept his offer when they returned. "Don't bother," Alexander responded, his gaze flitting away from her momentarily before returning. His words hung in the air, a silence falling over them like a heavy blanket.

Alexander reached out, his fingers gently tucking a stray lock of hair behind Quinn's ear. His voice was a soft murmur, laced with ambiguity as he asked, "You like girls, don't you?"

Quinn froze in her seat, words eluding her.

Indeed, she had forgotten.

She had forgotten about his talk of having a child together, forgotten about the child they had already brought into this world and lost just two months prior. His reminder was a bitter pill, a rush of sorrow lodged in her throat, her eyes brimming with unshed tears.

Her memory was becoming increasingly unreliable.

Alexander's brow furrowed subtly, a small crease forming between his eyes. He withdrew his hand, fastened his seatbelt, and drove off, leaving Quinn to stare out the window, silent tears trailing down her cheeks.

Soon, they arrived at the Kennedy Residence. Before entering, they spotted Getty standing at the roadside, her face lighting up at the sight of the car.

she cast a

with Quinn in the car, Alexander couldn't ignore Getty's presence. He seemed oblivious to how Quinn

window rolled down and Getty leaned in, her smile fading as her eyes fell on Quinn. "How come you two

head to inquire,

thought I'd try my luck here and see if anyone knew where you were." Getty explained. Alexander paused

Getty and then back at Alexander, and finally relaxed her grip. She opened the car door, stepped out without a word, and made her way toward the entrance gate of the Villa. Getty watched her depart with a pang of

thought that Quinn could be

walking a short distance, Quinn inexplicably glanced back, only to see Getty leaning

her chest, Quinn quickly averted her gaze and hastened

she reflected. This was true for her as much as for Getty.

attempting to steal a kiss from Alexander, was stopped as he gently pushed her face away with

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