Chapter 642: Train

Chapter 642: Train

[Present Time]

Quiet sniffles escaped Nina as she wiped her eyes with the bottom of her palms, trying to stop herself from crying. However, no matter how hard she tried to dry her tears, they kept flowing like a river. She didn't want to come into the Cortez household crying.

"Hic!" she hiccuped, keeping her lips shut to minimize the noise. Suddenly, she heard ear-piercing sounds behind her, as if someone were opening the gates from the inside. Panic surged through her, and she wiped her eyes as quickly as she could.

But before she could succeed, the gate behind her flew open. Standing inside, Jessa arched a brow, her gaze slowly falling on the young woman sitting outside

the gates.

"Hah..." Jessa rested her hand on her hip, her other hand holding the gates open. "This feels like déjà vu."

"Ahem!" Nina cleared her throat and forced herself to smile, looking back at her aunt. "Auntie."

Jessa raised an eyebrow. "Are you crying?"

"No! I mean, no, auntie." Nina shook her head, smiling. "It's just... I got dust in my eyes."

buy that?" Jessa tilted her head to the side, her eyebrow arching higher. "What's wrong? Tell me who

her aunt, who seemed calm yet miffed. This woman had raised

Jessa said coldly and

throat again, sighing. "I broke off the

slowly spread across her face. Deep lines appeared between her brows,

and sat down beside her. Although her face still carried its natural fierceness, the concern in her eyes was apparent. "Did that guy cheat on you? Did you find him

not

you break off your

pressed her lips into a thin line, casting her eyes down. "He lied to me," she

After all, Finn didn't lie about anything significant. He lied about his location, but still, he had lied so smoothly. Even so, she was sure Jessa might scold her or call her out for it, but she trusted

surprise, Jessa just

petty?" Nina asked, peeking at Jessa to

uncle sometimes, telling him the bag

her head. "You decide based on which option

stared at her aunt, watching as Jessa shook her head. The latter let out a shallow breath, crossing her legs despite the low

looking at her niece with dismay. "Or rather, why are you so obsessed with not making mistakes? Mistakes are a part of life! Goodness, you if you think breaking off the engagement was the

hurt when it's what I want and what

you loved him."

a shallow breath, incredulous that Nina was

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