Chapter 31

I was hesitating when my finger accidentally swiped the screen lock. Felix’s voice rang out clearly from

the phone.

“Open the door, Luna.” His voice was as proud and dictating as ever.

I used to admire him in the past, never seeing any issue with the way he talked. In fact, I thought that was how Felix should be–proud, cold, observant. When he was no longer the center of my world, I found myself feeling uncomfortable hearing him talk like this.

“What?” My tone wasn’t pleasant either because of how much I disliked him.

“I’m here to see you because I’m worried about you. Aunt Harper wouldn’t let me see you. I noticed that

she had left earlier, so hurry up and let me in!”

“My wound is still hurting. I can’t get up.” I was actually right by the door, peering through the peephole. I

could see the hint of impatience on Felix’s face.

If he was impatient, he should have left. It wasn’t like I invited him here.

can wait right out here. I’ll go

to open the door.”

wrong

so stubborn, it wouldn’t do well for me to persist. Maybe it would be better

slowly opened the door. I regretted it the moment I

thought Felix had

was clinging to his

emotion in her eyes made me

was just

it. It wasn’t like I wanted to befriend Lilac anyway, so there was no

when I saw Felix’s and Lilac’s intertwined hands. I grumbled

was already regretting my decision, I couldn’t just shut them out the door now. My refined upbringing forbade me

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on in,” I

look and squeezed past the doorway while holding Lilac’s hand. They then sat down on the couch as if they owned

to him as if they

another, but they didn’t need to put up a show all the time for me. The weather was sweltering hot. Weren’t they worried about getting a rash

those words internally. On the outside, I had to cut up some fruit to

time the other day when you fell from the cliffs, Luna. I’m

Hah!

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