Chapter 252

Chapter 252

She never used to be like that. She’d always scream when she was scared, and cry when she was hurt. She was never the type to bottle things up. ‘Since when did she turn into someone I barely recognize?’ Lucas wondered.

The sharp sound of brakes cut through the air as Lucas slammed the car to a stop on the side of the road. Fortunately, Emily had braced herself just in time, steadying her body and narrowly avoiding smacking her head.

But the plastic charm hanging from the rearview mirror swung forward with the force of the stop and smacked Emily right

in the ear.

The charm looked small and cute, but it wasn’t exactly high-quality. There were even rough edges around it. One of those jagged edges struck Emily’s ear, leaving a thin line of blood behind.

Lucas’s expression shifted slightly when he saw it. “I didn’t mean to do that. Are you… Are you okay?” Emily didn’t say a word. She just glanced up at the charm still swinging from the mirror.

Lucas had always insisted on having the best of everything. A cheap little trinket like that was obvious who it came from.

If it hurt you, I apologize.” He looked so defensive, like he was afraid Emily might

that you hate getting gifts from people. You just prefer these cheap plastic trinkets you

jewelry and even borrowed money from a friend, just to

don’t like getting gifts from others, especially

he tossed her gift straight into the trash and turned around, beaming to accept

dragged her off to St. Gabriel Reform Academy. Lucas’s

he had no idea that Emily had sold her own belongings

curry favor, and that she’d given it to him in front of

how cruel and unfair he’d been. He wanted to say something to

words got stuck in his throat. After a long silence, he finally said, “I’ll make it up to

lips tightening as she tried to hold back

residence, Emily had gotten herself back

out, like she couldn’t stand

was that as soon as she reached the Bennett residence’s front door, she spotted someone completely out of

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