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."

You think I'd buy that?" Jessa tilted her head to the side, her eyebrow arching higher. "What's wrong? Tell me who the bitch is that made you cry. I'll give her a piece of my

yet miffed. This woman had raised her since she was thirteen, so Nina knew her well, just as Jessa knew

coldly and sassily. "Who is

her throat again, sighing. "I broke off

her face. Deep lines appeared between her brows, wondering if she had heard her niece

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

not

did you break

eyes down. "He lied to me," she confessed, feeling

told others about this, they would see her as petty. 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

Jessa

asked, peeking at

to your uncle sometimes, telling him the bag I bought

do?" Jessa tilted her head. "You decide based on which option

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

you so obsessed with not

when it's what I

loved

a shallow breath, incredulous that Nina was a bit too

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