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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."

joined hands. Pictures flashing before his

side when you couldn’t see. I took care of you. I handled meetings, helped you manage your work...

she’d said that to him then and she’d kept to it.

she added in a voice that cracked perfectly. "After all I did... are you

"Ivy..." he started.

tear. "You don’t have to say anything. I just wanted you to know... that it hurts. I loved you through your darkness, and now that you have light, it feels like I’m the one being

creeping into his chest. He didn’t know what the truth was anymore but for

said was just a means to an end. Though he wouldn’t know that

sat alone on a bench just outside the hospital, her arms tightly wrapped around herself as if she could keep the

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

long time, she just stared at

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

she gave, he didn’t even ask her to explain. One minute, he was the man who reached for her, who made her feel like his world,

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

at this crucial time? What happened? What did she want? If she didn’t love Stefan, then why come back because he has his sight now? Ivy could be that

laugh through her tears. Regina hadn’t defended her. She had called her a

one to tell Ivy about Stefan’s sight. Perhaps her mother had always been

the pain of betrayal by her mother and sister but no matter how hard she tried, her heart felt like it was being cut into tiny pieces and the tiny pieces were

magic, but today they were weapons. She had used them so skillfully that Stefan