Chapter 0584

The ceiling was a book without words. I'd been reading it for four years, yet I still hadn't finished it. Tonight, this book began to make a sound.

The sound was slow and thick with the haze of drunkenness. Each word was carefully enunciated, as if he were afraid I wouldn't hear or that I might reject him.

My neck felt damp. I couldn't tell if it was from his kiss or the moisture at the comer of my eyes.

I wanted to ask him, "If you knew it would be like this now, what were you doing back then? Why did you push our relationship to this point?"

But he was drunk, and even if I asked, he wouldn't understand. All I could do was smile and let it go.

"Ariana, you smiled... You smiled at me... I know you don't want me to be sad. You look so beautiful when you smile."

Nicholas' voice was filled with joy, soft, and pleasant to hear.

the past, hearing such a compliment would have made my heart flutter. But now, no matter what he said,

who had wanted to hold me close. Now, he was devoid of any threat, and I

It was a rare moment where I

to fall deeper asleep before I left. Just as I started to feel bored, my phone in

disturbing you?" It was

sense his hesitation. I didn't want to add any burden on him. I

wake him, I spoke softly. "No, you're not disturbing

voice. "I heard a group of people attacked you

with me who protected me." Neal was quick to catch

well-informed. This

glow on him as he pondered

said, my tone a mix of

in my voice, Neal chuckled. "I'm just looking

in the dark,

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