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Jonathan furrowed his brows and said nothing. A moment later, Alicia’s nice came again. “I know this but a good time, but I don’t want to be the reason you and Elise keep fighting, Jon
“I already feel bad enough when I’m with Mr. Food Senior, I don’t know what I did wrong, but if it helps you two get back on good terms, I’ll suck it up and say sorry tobre.
Alicia rambled for ages, then mentioned Edward again. That was when Jonathan finally let go of me and got up to open the door.
Her eyes lit up the moment she saw him. “You’re feally willing to see me, Jon. Ithought you were mud at me.”
She sounded like she was hunt, but his tone was nonchalant. “What do you want?
Alicia looked stunned, like she was thrown off by how distant jonathan sounded. She pursed her lips and lowered her head. “I already told you. I came to apologize to Elise. Are you sick of me too, Jon?”
He didn’t respond to her question but turned to me. “She wants to say sorry to you”
I closed my eyes because I didn’t even want to look at either of them. “Then what? Am Texpected to just take her apology and move on?
Alicia clenched her fists. “I’m only saying this because I can’t stand watching you and Jon fight anymore, Elise. I did nothing wrong. I just don’t want him caught in
I didn’t respond and turned my back on her without a word. “Is that so? Why apologize if you don’t even think you were wrong? I’m not accepting some half–baked apology like that.”
she balled her fists in frustration, looking at Jonathan helplessly, “I’m sorry. I just wanted you two to stop fighting. I didn’t expect her to react like that.”
Jonathan pinched the bridge of his nose, his voice cold and raspy. “You don’t need to say sorry to her just go home.”
Alicia asked, “Are you kicking me out, Jon?”
Jonathan replied, “Why don’t you stay at the Zimmer residence for now? Grandpa is doing fine now, and it’s pretty inconvenient for you to be here.“!
Alicia’s eyes tumed red as she sobbed. “What’s the hassle? Am I getting in your way? If I’m being a nuisance, you can tell me straight. Don’t use Mr. Food Senior as
She choked through her tears, “All I ever wanted was to be here for Mr. Ford Senior, Jon, I try thought of you as my own brother. He always told us to care for each other like siblings. 1 honestly don’t know why Elise keeps picking on me
Jonathan’s face darkened. After a while, he gently numbered, “Elise isn’t doing well right now, so I’ve got to be there for her during this time.”
What he really meant was that he didn’t have time to deal with Alicia
Unexpectedly, Alicia wiped her tears and added, “It’s fine. I don’t need you to look after me. I can take care of myself. I just want to stay close to Mr. Food Senior Please don’t send me away.”
The room went dead silent, Jonathan didn’t say a word.
After what felt like forever, he finally responded in his usual calın demeanor, “never asked you to leave.”
Alicia went from sobbing to grinning in a beanbeat. “Do you really mean it? Thank you, Jon. I’ll take good care of Mr. Ford Senior.”
1 stickered. The door shot with a click, and footsteps drew near until they stopped at my back.
The air felt heavy, just as Jonathan was about to pull me into his ams, I suddenly interrupted, “I’ve seen enough of you two being all lovey dovey: leave me alone for a bit?”
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Tremarked, “I don’t care what Alica means in you, Janathan I’m third tight now. Cand just get some festŽE
My head was pounding so badly that Lcouldn’t even Hank straight. Was it because of the tramma from the suicide attempt, the memory loss messing with me, ora
jonathan didn’t say anything else. He lay down and wrapped lisamm
me from behind. I just felt annoyed and tried to wriggle away, but he held me tighter
I was drained and had in eorigy left, so I just lay there in hitsaus and shit my eyes. Thankfully, he hadn’t lost his mind as he just held me and didn’t try anything
that alone was almost too much for me to handle. My head fell foggy, and the overwhelming pain washed over me again.
I closed mnr eyes and eventually dozed all femin sheet exhmistion, but it wasn’t a poaceful sleep.
I could even feel myselt deraming. I was walking through a wide, boundless field of grass.
Everything around me was covered in thick fog, and I couldn’t see anything. Thept cuming, but i had no idea where I was going.
After some time, I found myself in front of a udsty forest. I stepped huside, and it was nothing but plant trees all around.
Thept walking forward. The sunding leavesent my ann, and the scent of blood tane A wolf bowled in the distance, and I kept falling.
Theard the wind howling around me, mixed in with all sorts of insults ast nasty woods. “You’re not good enough for Jonathan, Elise. He is such an amazing man Why would he marry a nobody like you from the cou
Another voice called out to me, “Jonathan is the one I’m most proud of. You’ll never be part of this family.”
also heard. “Jon and i grew up together. We’re childhood sweethearts, and I’m throne he loves, How can you just show up and take that away from me?”
A newwnier cut though the air. “poris in love with me, rise. That accident was the only reason you married him. You took him from me, dive him back, Elise.”
I denied, “No! That’s not true, can’t be. He loves me, why else would he many me if he didn’t?”
Tcovered my ears and screamed, trying to shout it out. Bat the voire just wouldn’t go away, echoing in my mind like a spell I couldn’t shake off.
The voler rang out, “He has no feelings for you. He doesn’t love you. Why are you clinging to him? A woman like you will never be good enough for him. Just walk
I suddenly dropped to the ground and hugged my lees, shaking from head to toe. “What did I do to deserve this? All I did was tall for someone. Why? I didn’t do anything wrong. Why are you beating me?“
Just then, adeep, soothing voler came from the distance, “What’s wrong, Elise?”
Immediately looked a waters streaming down my cheeks. I kept moving toward the vole, efusing to stop. “Who’s there? is it you, Frederick?”
