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.

then gave her more medicine. By the time she was ready to address Nicholas and I, I had shed most of my tears and was ready to face the

again.

the doctor said, and no, I lied. I definitely had more tears to cry. They

thank you.” I pulled the doctor into a quick hug, unable to help myself. I jumped back as soon as I realized I had

inconclusive. I wasn’t sure what

“She is,” I agreed.

left some medicine with Charlotte and then saw

crawled onto the bed

arms.

if I stay?”

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he sat on

stay too. Not on the bed of

comfortable.”

so worried about Elva. It seemed unfair to send him away now, when the matter was mostly resolved. Adrenaline was giving way,

okay,” I told him. “You can

but I imagined that was to go see

well, taking watch on the chair

arms around me, and

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