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.

hand over them—a feeble, instinctive shield

called his name softly, worry evident in her

she didn’t

one word, she let silence take over, quietly giving him the

each other on the deserted stretch of road, a

one spoke.

Winston dropped

His eyes were bloodshot..

was still no expression on his face–just a cold, winter–like

in his eyes glinted sharp

scratched her head, awkward and unsure

seen him like this

fine,” Winston muttered, his voice

Fine? Really?

He didn’t look fine

Winston only gave her a sideways

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439 A Blessing or

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line, “since things had already come

didn’t want me to tell you. He never

thought–maybe you needed

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