Trouble in Paradise by Three Way

Chapter 0258

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Under Pete's expectant gaze, I nodded and said, "If that day really comes, I'm wiling to give it a try with you."

As I watched him leave, satisfied and hopeful, I slumped back into the chair, feeling drained. The table full of food didn't appeal to me at all due to my lack of appetite.

Pete was oversimplifying things. While I didn't think poorly of myself, the truth was that I had been married, had a miscarriage, and was Nicholas' ex-

wife. That was a chasm too wide to cross. I couldn't imagine what it would. take for Pete to make his family accept me without prejudice.

At that moment, I felt selfish. If I truly loved him, I should stand by his side, face the world's judgments, and battle rumors together with him. But now, I realized I had no strength left to give to any relationship. Shaking my head, I decided to call Pete to tell him that maybe it wasn't fair to him. However, an icy voice informed me that his phone was turned off. I remembered then that his phone had been confiscated. Even with my eyes closed, his smiling face filled my mind. Yet, for some reason, I couldn't shake the feeling that he might never come back.

When I got home, a shadowy figure leaning against the wall startled me. Nicholas was drenched, and there was water pooling at his feet and trailing down the hallway.

I had been caught in a bit of rain on my way in, but I hadn't thought it was that heavy. Seeing him like this, though, it suddenly seemed as if the rain outside had intensified.

His vacant and silent gaze locked onto mine. Even upon seeing me, those once sharp black eyes only blinked slowly. They were now devoid of their usual intensity.

hostility, he leaned against the wall and slid down until he finally sat on the ground, looking like a homeless man with nowhere to go. Calmly, I pulled out my phone and called the building management. "A stranger is loitering at my door. Could you send someone to remove him?"

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desk, flashing a peace sign and grinning brightly. "He's so amazing to have got into

my desk. Did you leave that for me? I never eat any

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