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, that would be her skill. Unfortunately, she wasn’t particularly clever.

understanding, her expression calm, showing no

“You don’t think what

Sharon answered evenly. “Your thoughts make

“Why?” he pressed.

explained. “Yes, you could call her your savior. But if we’re being honest, she didn’t really do anything. Her playing the violin

Kelly, she thought, when she once saved Nate, had risked her life and nursed him carefully afterward. Compared to that,

was naïve. At

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

you

were me,” Sharon said gently, “I’d accept gratitude,

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as heavy as a mountain.’ But if I hadn’t truly done anything-if it was

that

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