Trouble in Paradise by Three Way

Chapter 614

Chapter 0614

The entire trip to the hospital felt unusually silent because of the small incident this morning.

Nicholas sat stiffly in the car, his lips pressed into a tight line as he buried himself in work on his phone. Not a word left his mouth.

Tabitha noticed the tension between us right away. Her little head buried itself in my arms, clearly uneasy. She seemed a little scared as she tried to distance herself from Nicholas.

Once she felt safe, she stayed still like a little quail.

I had no choice but to nudge him, but Nicholas was like a statue, without any reaction.

However, the subtle twitch of his temple betrayed his emotions. He was irritated but forced himself to hold it in.

he was so angry. He wanted to forget the past, so why bring up the painful memories again? Or was there something

what Claudia had said in the ward. Was he angry because he remembered how I had hurt him

traced along the straight line of his pants, slowly moving toward the hand he had resting on his knee. Just as I

pulled my hand back, but his clenched fist immediately relaxed, and he grabbed my hand tightly. Nicholas glanced at me. His bloodshot eyes were full of helplessness and hurt which almost suffocated me. I froze, unsure how I should respond

forced myself to stay still. But under his piercing gaze, I

down to Tabitha, who was only showing

soft chuckle but quickly wiped it off his face. Closing his eyes, he leaned back against the seat, as if to say, "Why don't

genuinely angry, and his indifference toward Tabitha only added

let go. I looked at our intertwined

option, I lightly brushed my fingers over the back

eye. I nudged him gently. He straightened slightly, and I

loosened his tie, cleared his throat, and softened

as they used to, I felt a little relieved. But there was still a knot in my