Chapter 66

Nelly’s POV.

I turned to look at Aisha, our eyes meeting. Her gaze was intense, almost piercing, and I found myself struggling to maintain eye contact.

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“I… I don’t know,” I stammered, my voice quavering.

“You need to decide whether you will accept him or not, so that when you see him, you can stand your ground,” she said, her voice firm.

I nodded, but my mind was a jumble of conflicting emotions. I looked up at the ceiling, my hands clasped tightly together in my lap, as if I could somehow will myself to calm down.

“I don’t think I’ll ever see Astel again,” I said, my voice barely a whisper.

Aisha chuckled, her voice light and teasing. “You never can tell. He came by today, but you weren’t around, you never can tell when he will come again,” she said.

I nodded, even though she couldn’t see me. I closed my eyes tightly, trying to block out. the world around me. I felt overwhelmed, my thoughts a jumbled mess. I took a deep. breath, trying to calm my racing heart.

We both sat up, frozen in place, as we heard a knock at the door.

“I’ll get it,” Aisha said, her voice steady.

I nodded, not trusting myself to speak. Aisha stood up, glancing through the peephole before opening the door. I heard a familiar voice on the other side.

“Harry,” Aisha said, her tone surprised.

“Why did

he asked, his voice full

brought her to rest,” Aisha

walked over and wrapped

feeling?” he asked, his

mustering up a smile that felt as fake as it looked. He gave me a doubtful look, but didn’t

while,” he said, a playful grin

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out the door with Aisha. I watched them leave, as he leaned to whisper something in her ears, making

oppressing me!” I called after

my inability to move on from Astel was because I truly loved him, or if it was the pain and embarrassment he had caused me that was holding me back. I didn’t know the answer, and the uncertainty was

pillow tightly, the memories of that awful day playing out in my mind. like

the hurt, and humiliation still fresh, even after all this time. “You are not what I want,” he had said, his voice cold and uncaring. “You are not worthy

felt like a knife to my heart, and I could still feel the pain of

well up in my eyes, spilling down my

I tried to process

had always looked at Shantel with such care and affection, and the way he had always looked at me with such coldness

second chance? Had I done something wrong, something to anger

wanted to let it out, to release the pain and

I had been in the front of the war that fateful day. If I had died, I wouldn’t have to

my cheeks, hot and salty, and I sniffed, trying to stop the flood of emotions. But it

I lay there, wallowing in my despair, I heard a movement at the door. I quickly wiped away my tears, not wanting anyone to see me in such a state. I kept my

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my heart skip a beat. It was

comforting. I opened my eyes, and saw the concern in his face. He knelt

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