NovelEnglishChapter 2163 Edwin watched Laura in silence.
His heart twinged as he noticed her crouched down, cradling the Labrador in her arms in silence. The urge struck him to leave the car and sweep her up in his arms.
He yearned to whisk her away, to conceal her from the world.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtGripping his chest, Edwin shut his eyes.
Upon opening them, despair washed over him.
What was he doing now? The outcome was precisely what he'd envisioned. Yet doubt nagged at him. What was churning in his mind? His chapter with Laura had closed. As expected, his engagement to Vanessa was on the horizon, while Laura would find her own happy ending, maybe with Dylan or some other man.
Without a flicker of emotion, Edwin rolled up the window and drove off.
The ornate glass door of the villa swung open, revealing Dylan.
In spite of the chilly night, barely scraping 10 degrees, he sported just a black tank top and well-worn jeans, his stature tall and imposing.
Under the soft glow of the porch light, he fixed his gaze on Laura.
Their history stretched back years.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmWhen he first met her, she was such a fragile little thing, more delicate and tinged with melancholy than now.
He was merely two years her senior.
Back then, his life was a parade of beauties.
So Dylan never contemplated entangling his life with the innocent Laura, not until she entered Edwin's orbit. He couldn't bring himself to expose Edwin's true identity to her, especially now that they had parted ways. Perhaps, in his silence, Laura might see her time with Edwin as nothing but a misstep.
Dylan watched her, his voice gentle in the night air.
“Your mom called. She's coming by tomorrow.” Laura froze.
Time stretched out before she whispered, “I'm alright. Please, don’t mention any of this to her.” With a soft exhale, Dylan conceded.
“I haven't said a word. But you need to take your medicine.” Laura had been visibly spiraling these last few days, a shadow of depression creeping back in, which had Dylan worried sick.
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