Side Chick Era... Over

Chapter 869

Thomas said flatly, “Yes, she did deceive me.”

Sharon let out a soundless sigh. “When you learned the truth, were you very disappointed?”

“I actually realized long ago she wasn’t the real one,” Thomas replied. “But at the time, my insomnia was unbearable. I thought maybe hearing her violin again would ease it.”

As for his savior…

A faint, mocking curve tugged at the corner of his lips, hidden by the shadows of the night.

How could a guy like him possibly become so enthralled by a single melody, ready to follow someone blindly? That story of a “life-saving benefactor” was nothing more than a palatable excuse for outsiders, a way to appear human, less cold-blooded and merciless than he truly

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Sharon seemed to catch his meaning. “So you used her as an emotional anchor, pretending she was real?”

if she could fool me for a lifetime,

in quiet understanding, her expression

startled Thomas. “You don’t

all,” Sharon answered evenly.

“Why?” he pressed.

you could call her your savior. But if we’re being honest, she didn’t

and nursed him carefully afterward. Compared to that, someone who only happened to play a

best, it was

expected her bluntness. He asked without thinking, “If that person were you,

you

gently, “I’d accept

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mountain.’ But if I hadn’t truly done anything-if it was nothing

Thomas countered, “have you ever considered that such a

advantage of gratitude,” Sharon replied firmly, “is no different from moral blackmail. I believe anyone who helps another does so out of simple kindness, not with the expectation of