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.

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 body fit into it perfectly, making me

inside me kept asking. "Ariana, why can't anyone else

by this thought, unable to speak. Warm lips touched

this far.

that moment, I felt

he urged, "Is that

Nicholas hadn't said it like that, I wouldn't have realized that he had never opened up to anyone like this before. For someone

way

his so-called effort only felt like a burden to me. From the moment I fell in

felt my mind spinning

be honest, never felt like

recent arguments over the past year and my attempts to leave, I always ended

if there was an invisible thread

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me back. But now, he was handing me

know what to