Chapter 278

Felix smiled bitterly, followed by a prolonged silence.

His parents came at night. When Melinda saw that Felix was bandaged from head to toe, she burst out in tears. She kept saying that she had known Lilac would break his heart one day and that Felix had it coming for choosing her.

Meanwhile, Austin began chain–smoking in the corridor.

Despite her discontent, I was sure Melinda must be upset that her son was in so much pain too. Her chastising was just a way of showing how much

she cared.

Colin and I went out to get some food and let Melinda and Felix have some

time alone.

As it was New Year’s, restaurants were closed as many went home to spend

time with their families. There were no take–out options either. Colin and I

walked for a long while before we found a fancy restaurant and got some takeaway there.

When we returned, we saw Melinda, with her back against the corridor, reproaching Felix.

only you saw what I saw in Lilac! Lulu is so nice. She

played with your feelings. You never listened to me.

but you deserve

Lulu.

her because I’m mortified. I don’t know how to face her. She’s such a sweet

happy Colin is now. If you had picked Luna, you wouldn’t, have had to deal with

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Felix.”

the window and said glumly,

me up. Colin squeezed my hand and shot me

placed the bag of food on the table next to the bed, he uttered, “Mom, Dad, wash your hands and have

badly injured, so he only had half a bowl of

soup.

continued reprimanding him, telling

deserved to be brokenhearted.

bear to see his suffering, so I asked Melinda to

fumbled to grab his phone and made a call. It seemed like no one picked up the call, and he stashed his phone underneath his

have

left with Shawn

spiraled downward, his wounds took

back to work. They had a

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