D

id's

I was hearing things, but then I noticed him stand

silently urging him to confirm

Edward?" I asked wit

responding to my query, he asked it again, but this time i

sure?"

ive,"

tuation and decided to exp

too," I said, amazed th

uneasy. I had waited for this moment all my life, and now that I'd

e only thing that was sensible to me

k by my gesture, but

is friends approaching us, followed by Ch

she have been the one who became enraged and acted rec

he dare. You compelled her to confess, didn

tell me that I was wrong about what had just happe

rst," he said as he approached me, but

hose words only because of a da

it, Astrid. Just he

could say. I began to wa

me, sir? Except for believing

g a good time when Charlotte dared Edward, and he

ened to my heart, and the moment I felt all the happiness had landed

ime alone to process it all. I retreate

time. I have some work now." I

wind up making a fool of mysel

He, like me, works as a waiter at this restaur

feeling a little feveri

o the manager about leavi

s good," I agr

alf," he said as he nodded, set his

scure my vision once more. I had to convince myself that I

, and I'm afraid my thoughts will

o home and rest for

t the gate, taking my hand in his. I pulled away and confro

it to get so complicated. I meant what I s

y heart again, Edw

ope was beginning to r

, as I mentioned earlier.I didn't ge

with you. I want to spend some time alone, so if you

as I walked into the hou

rs. I couldn't understand why this always happened to me. I d

you home?" my

ack," I said as

of dishes stacked

be arriving shortly. He would be hungry a

t's Lance because he lives alone and rarely sees us

, and I began cle

s bright, and he was the one who would help us become be

replied calmly, r

s over with as soon as possible. He might be fatigued wh

hy she treats me this way. This

re that this would all be

just want to find him, get out of this hellhole

reassured myself,

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and it hurts like hell. My days are being spent at the dentist's place,

bear wi

e you

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