Chapter 1026 Well Wishes
Death sentence?
I spent the rest of the afternoon chatting with Laurel and Tabitha, then returned to the villa.
I arrived to see Nora in the midst of moving out of the villa next door, much to my astonishment. She'd hired a bunch of professional movers who streamed in and out of the doorway toting boxes of various sizes.
Nora stood just outside the door supervising them, occasionally reminding them to be careful with her things.
I stood rooted to the spot in the yard, watching her. Nora saw me out of the corner of her eye and turned in my direction. Our eyes met, and I could see that hers were swollen and red with crying even at that distance.
What on earth has happened?
and didn’t suppose it was a suitable time to ask. I smiled at Nora embarrassedly, then stepped into the villa. Ashton was still stuck at Moranta fighting Armond. Cameron had originally extended an
was vexed but was determined to try
the villa, I collapsed onto a chair in fatigue. At that moment, the
over and peered out of the window. Nora was standing outside, patiently waiting for me beyond the gate of
yard and beckoned her. “Do you
wearing off her arm, then handed it to me. Channing had originally given me a matching set of bracelets. I'd given one to Nora and
I believed that our friendship was genuine. I never thought that anything could ever come between us. I see now that perhaps I was wrong. Even if that's the case, I don't want your bracelet. I gave it wholeheartedly to you back then, and I don't intend to ask for
to shut the gate without
motion. She paused, then said in a trembling voice,
rather accepting attitude towards friendships and whichever winding paths they ultimately took. I had never pursued anyone, accepting the eventual end of any relationship stoically. In the three years that I'd spent waiting for Ashton, I knew that despite how much I
presently entangled in her own difficulties, and I thought the best course of action would be to retreat and respect whatever decision she made. Since Nora had evidently made her choice to part ways with me, there was no point dwelling any further. I thus chose to flash a bright smile at her and replied, “There's no need to thank me. I
loathed. I now uttered it with absolute sincerity,
would no longer continue journeying through life with Nora, but
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