Chapter 0582

Nicholas seemned drained as if all his strength had been sucked out of him. I gave a light push, and it was effortless to slip out of his embrace.

As I reached the door, I glanced back at him. He was staring at the scattered paper on the floor, not even noticing the paper bits that had fallen on his head.

A wave of sadness washed over me, an emotion I couldn't hide. The helplessness I once felt now seemed like a painful memory, the kind that felt like a suffocating force that destroyed everything in its path.

I understood that feeling of isolation all too well, and I knew what I had sacrificed to survive. Compared to what he once gave me, it seemed insignificant. Besides, this punishment was long overdue, and it wasn't nearly enough.

Nicholas suddenly looked up, his face twisted in a pained expression that made it impossible to read his eyes.

"Why won't you listen to my explanation? I didn't do it. I would never hurt you or joke about your safety."

He didn't understand. His voice was hoarse and choked.

"Even if you don't trust me, don't you trust the police? Why won't you even look at the evidence? It's in black and white, and you still insist I did it? Ariana, this isn't fair to me."

I distanced myself and the way I acted as though everything was insignificant only seemed to amplify the pain on

wanted to understand, he

a word. Who did this didn't matter anymore. What mattered was that there was nothing left

He felt

desk, sending a few pieces of paper flying. He felt numb, unable

like the

"Mr. Hawk..."

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"Mrs. Hawk..."

worse. He had drunk too much in the study, caught

hasn't even recovered from his fever. How can

me to care. But there was an undeniable bitterness

Coral Villa wasn't even my home, yet I was trapped

feared that if I

to vent all their

distress and

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