Chapter 1235

He hadn’t expected Ariana to pick up.

He had dialed impulsively, driven by an overwhelming longing, never anticipating a response.

As he snapped out of his daze, he realized Ariana was on the line, leaving him flooded with a jumble of emotions.

But he felt utterly tongue-tied, unable to articulate a word, thus left stranded in silence.

Both ends fell into a quiet lull, Ariana even catching the sound of Holden’s steady breathing.

Breaking the silence softly, she said, “If there’s nothing you want to say to me, I’ll hang up.

Her distant tone pierced Holden’s heart.

He hesitated before cautiously inquiring, “How have you been lately?”

“I’m okay.

to Melcorn,” Ariana

scandalous tabloid photos, but

if she was

matter how hard he tried, the words stuck

question would strip away every layer of

was nothing substantial between them, not even a proper

weight would his hesitant probing carry in the end? His

brewed inside Holden, words swirling like

to

“That’s good.

them back

silence weighed heavily on

said, “Just wanted to

all,

“Okay.

Ariana’s tone remained cold, and two seconds later, Holden disconnected the

at her phone screen, lost

in silence mirrored her

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