Trouble in Paradise by Three Way

Chapter 0167

as afraid of

Nicholas was a mess, but I didn't dare to turn back seeing his ashen expression, and his dark, lifeless eyes.

With the last bit of rationality I had, I called for a nurse to help him. I didn't even stop to think if a petite nurse could support such a tall man. I fled the hospital as fast as I could.

Orange petals swirled about in the wind. Aside from my parents' graves, I had no idea where I could go to cry freely. It seemed that, as adults, even crying required a reason and a place.

thought I would let it all out in a fit of hysteria. But when I finally knelt before my parents' gravestones, the intense anger, resentment, and bitterness all mellowed. The sad truth was, I seemed to have lost the ability to cry.

Or maybe the twisted relationship between me and Nicholas was something I couldn't even confess to my parents. All that was left was a melancholic sadness that I had to find a way to deal with on my own. It felt like I came here just to leave a bouquet to express my longi When Claudia called, I had no idea how long I had been sitting there.

only knew that the sun had risen in the east and set in the west.

voice, low and hurried, came through the phone. "Ariana, you've

familiar voice sent chills down my spine, making me uncomfortable in

understood what she

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replied indifferently wanted to hear what she had

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sounded more shocked than I did. "Don't you know who

know? I had overheard them earlier. Their relationship seemed close and

I have? What's her relationship with

truth out of her, but deep down, I

waiting for judgment, my heart pounded and my fists clenched in nervous anticipation. Claudia didn't disappoint. She ground

poor little girl he picked up, and she's just returned from abroad Claudia laughed softly, lowering her voice as if sharing a secret. Ariana, when you and Nick went on that overseas trip, he had a layover in Paris, where he picked up Jasmine