Trouble in Paradise by Three Way

Chapter 0349

"Nicholas, you're just too unwilling to step out of your comfort zone. Finding a new 'Mrs. Hawk' who fits you is a hassle.

"Maybe you don't want to spend the time or energy on it, or maybe Daniel is pressuring you. For all these reasons, you said what you did today."

I looked up into his eyes and spoke softly, "Nicholas, I pretend I didn't hear that."

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The man across from me

Wallowed hard, his hand gripping my shoulder. A faint, lingering pain crept down from my left shoulder, slowing my heartbeat.

Nicholas's voice trembled slightly. "I can be decisive in everything I do. I trust my judgment. But only you make me feel lost. I can assure you that none of those problems matter to me. When it comes to you, I've thought about it for too long."

His gaze was sincere, and his words were heartfelt. But he was too good at lying. If he didn't have such an attractive face, and if he wasn't always so gentle and serious, I wouldn't have been fooled for so long.

I closed my eyes and repeatedly told myself not to believe him.

I was pulled into his strong embrace. Even with my eyes shut, I recognized his scent. His body seemed to have a space carved out just for me. My

voice inside me kept asking. "Ariana, why

overwhelmed by this thought, unable to speak. Warm lips touched my forehead, and

come this far. Don't make

I felt

remain silent, he urged,

realized that he had never opened up

this way was

his so-called effort only felt like a burden to me. From the moment I fell in front of him, I had promised myself I wouldn't invest

and felt my mind

be honest, never

evolving around him. Even with our recent arguments over the past year and my attempts to

was as if there was an invisible

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back. But now, he was

didn't know what to do