Chapter 0338

It didn’t make any sense. Unless Jane was trying to cut out that part of herself that loved Elva. Maybe she saw Elva as a weakness that needed to be purged,

Go ds, either way, it was just too sad. Not just for Jane, who had truly become a monster, but also for Elva, who nearly became a victim of her own mother’s love.

“This can never happen again,” I said to Nicholas.

“It won’t,” he vowed. “I will protect you both. Even if that means…’

He didn’t say it, wouldn’t for my sake. But I knew what he meant.

To protect Elva and me, he would kill Jane himself.

Everything was just so sad. Tears welled in my eyes.

“I’m sorry,” he said, misunderstanding.

I shook my head. “My sister has been dead a long time. It’s her as a little girl that I mourn now. The one who stitched rocks into her pockets and gave me a friendship bracelet. I feel like that photo was the last hold the person she is now had to the person she was. And now it’s burned away.”

Nicholas tightened his hold. I buried my face in his chest to hide my tears.

took her time inspecting Elva, then gave her more medicine. By the time she was ready to address Nicholas

again.

definitely had more tears to cry. They were happy ones this time, at

hug, unable to help myself. I jumped back as soon as I realized I had

Honestly, I am so relieved. All our tests returned inconclusive. I wasn’t sure what to

“She is,” I agreed.

doctor left some medicine with Charlotte and

more. I crawled onto the bed beside her and

arms.

if I stay?” Nicholas

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and he sat on

to stay too. Not on the

comfortable.”

to send him away now,

okay,” I told him. “You

but I imagined that

as well, taking watch on the chair near the

arms around me, and I felt sleep calling

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