Chapter 439 A Blessing or a Curse

48 Pearls

If that really was the truth… how was he supposed to face Dalton? How was he supposed to face himself?

Winston didn’t dare think any deeper.

If he had the choice, he would’ve rather stayed in the dark forever. Just like before.

But Jean shattered that illusion.

She laid everything out in front of him–bloody and raw–every bit of truth he’d tried to avoid.

And just as he’d feared… it was exactly what he’d suspected.

His eyes burned hot, but still–no tears fell.

It had been a long time since Winston cried.

He’d numbed himself so completely over the years that it was like his tear ducts had dried up.

Even now, there were no tears.

Only a churning tide of emotion in his eyes, the sting behind them growing sharper by the second.

over them—a feeble, instinctive shield against the

Jean called his name softly, worry evident in her

didn’t

let silence take over,

each other on the deserted stretch of road,

spoke. No

dropped his

His eyes were bloodshot..

still no expression on his face–just a

in his eyes glinted sharp in

Jean scratched her head, awkward and unsure what

seen him like

Winston muttered, his voice low and

Fine? Really?

He didn’t look fine

Winston only gave her a sideways glance

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line, “since things had already come this far. I might as well tell you everything. It felt like the right

want me to tell you. He never wanted you

I thought–maybe you

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