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saquietly sealed up to the doctor’s office like she had done it and times befour, peeking in through the door from outside.
at the momen 1 sm whs was inside, Itroar
kre you talking about firs White? He’s the one you like? blurted out “How could you tall for him?”
dekshme a look that clearly said, “Tolid you to,‘
the’s been into im since she was little, but he hardly even notices her,” he said flatly. “She’s been taking all sorts of illnesses just to see him She’s had a hon in for years but never had the gusta tell him.”
sa looked quietly heartbroken as she kept her eyes on dim.
1’s not that I don’t want to tell him,” she said under her breath. “I just..”
ie trailed of, pressing her lips into a light lime
side the office, fim was sitting at his desk when the curtain at the back of the room lifted. Alicia walked out.
Im, will my face mally be okay?” she asked softly.
eyes were still red. The gash on her forehead had been stitched, and the disinfectant made the fine sutures stand out under the harsh light.
cheeks were covered in small scratches. Some were bleeding, while others were just swollen. Most of them were clearly caused by Aria’s fingernails. Unless she as prone to scaming, they likely would not leave any lasting marks
ower, the small cut on her forehead was a different story. After all, it had been stitched up.
stood up and walked over to Alicia. With his back to us, he gently lifted his hand to touch her cheek, carefully avoiding the wounded area.
Don’t worry, I’ll do everything I can to make sure there’s no scar,” he said
ere was a heaviness in his voice, as if he truly felt forber
The other doctor said there’s no way it won’t scar,” Alicia mured. “My face used to be flawless. I just don’t want some ugly mark ruining it.“”
er voice trembled, and her eyes were already brimming with tests
st as I was wondering why Alicia was even here alone, a familiar voice chimed in “Can’t you just cover it up?”
med toward the voice and saw Jonathansitting on a couch to the comen
he first thing that caught my eye was his long legs wrapped in tailored suit pants, draped smoothly to the ankle. His polished, logo free leather shoes gleamed painst the floor.
nathan sat there with his usual air of effortless indifference. His dark eyes were cool and unreadable. Even without doing anything, he gave oft that cold, dached air of someone who was used to being in control
earing Jonathan’s words, Alicia’s eyes grow even redder
walked over to him, looking pitiful “I’magid. This scar is right on my face. How am I supposed to hide it?”
nathan glanced at her, then raised a hand to his forehead like he couldn’t understand why this was such a big deal.
You can cover it with your lui,” he said flatly.
Her a pause, he added, “And event you can’t, it’s not the end of the world.
icia bruke downright there.
How can you say thi
the sobbed. “It’s a huge gash People are already saying I was almost disfigured Jonathan, do you have any idea what something like that
e stayed outside the door, listening to her whine and gl–trip him.
she’s doing it again,” she muttered. “Everything was already settled between the families. Jonathan even offered compensation, but now she’s stiming things up sala. She’s obviously trying to get him to take her side.”
ederick glanced at her but didn’t say anything. His silence pretty much confimed he felt the same.
She always does this. Whoever jonathan doesn’t give her what she wants, the us to Dr. White like he’s her backup plan
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1 glanced at her. “Are you telling me Jios libes Aficta fondit.
Arianoddedırluctantly. “Most likely, vrah……”.
Truthfully, 1 had already sensed something. Everytime Jis showed even the slightest bit of special treatment toward Alicia, Jonathan happened to be nearby. That was why held off on making any awwemptimis. I figured maybe they were just childhood friends with a close bond.
Tut now, looking at the situation, sings were clearly much more complicated.
Alicialileed Jonathan Hins Bed Alicia
Jonathan kept fusisting he only sax Allclasa sister, but fimmishat bemüldsee, the two of them hadbeen treating the line of something more for a long time
Toonldn’t understand what was going through 18–year–old Elise’s mind. Why wastroen getting myself caught up in this mess?
Maybe I didn’t realize it at first and just fell head over heels, but once I started untiring something was wrong, I should have polled myself out right away
I shared my thoughts, but Aria looked at me with disapproval. “You can’t say that Feelings do not just disappear because you tell them to. People are not machines with an oft switch. When you’re in it, you’r lost. You cannot expect yourself to walk away that easily.”
Inodded quietly and fell into though, saying nothing. She was tight. Back then, Thai completely lost myself to love. Everything Thad—my attention, my time, my Lature-
-— wasiled to Jonuthan. Hud pushed aside my friends, Ignored my career, and poureil my entire world into one mu
How could every laste thing be said ordid not shake me?
Even a single lock from him could tear through my emotions like a storm. Every moment he spent
with Alicia felt like a direct blow to my heart
twas so deeply blind inmy admiration for Jonathan that walking away wasn’t even an option
If it weren’t for losing those five years of memory after a suicide attempt, I might still be trapped in that pit, begging Jonathan for just a glance,
That thought sent chills down my spine.
I hadn’t lost my memory, I would probably still be stuck in that mess, begging Joruchan to notice me,
I took a deep breath and said, “Maybe you should look for someone else. lim doesn’t seem like the type to fall for just anyone, and Alicia isn’t exactly innocent either. Even if she doesn’t like jim, she probably wouldn’t let her backup plan just walk away. “
Before I could finish, Aria interrupted sharply, “Who are you to say that? You’ve been there yourself. Why are you lecturing me?”
I was surprised. “Were you the one mocking me forlosing myself over jonathan? You said should not be that obsessed with a man.”
“I said that as Fred’s sister!” Aria shot back. From his point of view, of course, 1
, I couldn’t stand watching, you chase after fonathan like that. But as a woman, Izet
Before she could say more, Frederick smacked the top of her head hand. “Get that nonsense out of your head!”
tried to reason with her. “You haven’t fallen that deep for him yet, so why not take a step back and meet a few other people? There are plenty of pinsout there,
and many are even better than lim. Chice you get to low more of them, you’ll see he’s really not that special”
“I don’t care!” Aria shouted, taking a step back. “Why should I give upon him? You never gave up on Jonathan, so why can’t you give Fred a chance’s
