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Chapter 64: Too Late Now

Ivy took a deep breath before pushing Stefan’s room door open.

Stefan looked up when Ivy walked in, his expression unreadable. He was sitting by the window, sunlight touching his face, lost in thought. He had trued reaching Ethan but it had been a futile attempt.

Ivy remembering all she’d been told, smiled gently. "Hey, you okay?"

He gave a small nod. "I’ve just been thinking."

Ivy crossed the room slowly and took a seat beside him, reaching for his hand. "About Ruby?"

He glanced at her, clearly surprised. "Yeah... how’d you know?"

"How would I not? I mean I saw the way you looked at her when she left," she said, her voice soft but cautious. "I saw the confusion... the pain. It gelt like you were buying it."

Stefan stayed silent, and she continued. "Stefan... I know you’re confused. I know she said things that probably didn’t make sense. But please... don’t let her twist what we have."

"Ivy, I’m just trying to understand," he said, looking at her closely. "She said things that made me question... everything. Just like I did back then too."

Though Ivy couldn’t help but wonder when Stefan had those doubts, she continued, knowing she couldn’t possibly ask him anything.

"I should have known. She’s always been that way," Ivy said quickly, blinking fast to summon the tears. "Always needing attention. Always wanting what wasn’t hers. I thought she’d changed. That’s why I invited her. But I guess I was wrong."

down at their joined hands. Pictures flashing before

everything, Stefan," Ivy whispered. "I stayed by your side when you couldn’t see. I took care of you. I handled meetings, helped you manage your work... I was

least she’d said that to him then

now you’re going to doubt me?" she added in a voice that cracked perfectly. "After all I did...

"Ivy..." he started.

to know... that it hurts. I loved you through your darkness, and now that you have light, it feels like I’m the one

into his chest. He didn’t know what the

especially if all Ruby said was just a means to an end.

could to convince Stefan, Ruby sat alone on a bench just outside the hospital, her arms

felt like it had been torn open, its raw edges throbbing with betrayal. The world moved around her—cars passed, nurses walked in and out, strangers chatted nearby—but to her, it was all

long time, she just stared at the screen, her eyes unfocused, the sting of Stefan’s words playing again and

he didn’t even give her the chance to speak but just

One minute, he was the man who reached for her, who made her feel like his world, and the next—he believed Ivy. Someone

act. One performance. And everything they’d shared was dismissed like it meant nothing.

did she want? If she didn’t love Stefan, then why come back because he has his sight now? Ivy could be

defended her. She had called her a destroyer. A

she should’ve known. She’d been the one to tell Ivy about Stefan’s sight. Perhaps her mother had always been in touch with Ivy. How could she not have known? How could

and sister but no matter how hard she tried, her heart felt like it

closed her eyes. Ivy’s tears had always worked like magic, but today they were weapons. She