Trouble in Paradise by Three Way

Chapter 0514

Seeing Nicholas appear out of nowhere, my mind went blank.

Pete's heart-wrenching expression as he pushed me out of the car was still fresh in my memory. One was suppressing his heartbreak, while the other's voice trembled, barely able to question me.

Caught between them, I felt like an invisible hand was gripping my chest. The lump in my throat made it hard to hold back my tears.

My thoughts drifted back to three years ago, when I walked into the airport alone, ready to leave the land that had raised me for 20 years. Did Nicholas have his own reasons back then?

We had come so far together, step by step. Was there something I didn't know? Could this secret be so significant that even Pete was willing to back down?

Suddenly, a strong grip on my shoulder snapped me out of my thoughts. The slight pain brought me back to reality, and when I saw the cold expression on Nicholas's face. Any lingering feelings of "love" seemed to fade away.

"Does being apart from him hurt you that much?" Nicholas let out a wry smile. "When you left me, did you even shed a single tear?"

push away the hand causing me pain, but he

time

Nicholas spoke again, his

argue, or did you break

summoning every bit of courage I had. "Nicholas, is there something you're hiding from me? Is there something between

was true, and Nicholas really

between us, wouldn't resolving it give

a moment. He stared at me for

"Mommy Daddy!"

speak, a childish voice interrupted him, and whatever he was

slightly confused. Seeing both of us, she didn't

Nicholas' eyes, I quickly tried to

hot iron, clinging tightly to my skin. The heat spread through my body, but it was the tension that overwhelmed me. Tabitha's