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."

"Am I dumb? 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 mind."

at her aunt, who seemed calm yet miffed. This woman had raised her since she was thirteen, so Nina

coldly

throat again, sighing. "I broke off

across her face. Deep lines

happened?" Jessa quickly stepped out of the gates and sat down beside her. Although her face still carried its natural fierceness, the concern in her eyes was apparent. "Did that guy cheat

not

did you break

thin line, casting her eyes down. "He lied to me," she confessed, feeling a slight embarrassment 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

surprise, Jessa

Nina asked, peeking at

shrugged nonchalantly. "People lie. I lie to your uncle sometimes, telling him the bag I bought is cheaper than it really is." "Then

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

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

Nina, why are you so obsessed with being right?" Jessa clicked her tongue, 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

what I want and what

you loved him." Jessa

Nina was a bit

All this time, Jessa thought Nina had everything figured out in her relationship. After all

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