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It was the peak of a scorching summer.
But I felt like I had been plunged into an icy cellar.
My hands and feet were cold, my blood frozen solid.
So that’s why Daniel came to find me.
He wanted to warn me.
To stay away from Hannah.
But wasn’t going to hurt her anymore.
The face that was so gentle and warm in my memories was now cold and unfamiliar.
He looked down at me, his eyes devoid of all emotion.
The words of protest I wanted to say were stuck in my throat.
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You had Cole follow Hannah, cause a scene at her part–time job and get her fired, and now you’re threatening her right in front of me.”
“Aria Astor, what the hell are you trying to do?”
I was speechless.
The peaceful facade he had been maintaining finally shattered because of the female lead.
J’unconsciously took two steps back.
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But he grabbed my wrist.
“Çole is not a good person.”
“Did he corrupt you?”
I looked at Daniel’s angry eyes, my body turning to ice.
I looked at him, confused.
“Daniel, what if… this is just who I am?”
Sometimes, I couldn’t tell the difference.
Was the me in the story, and the me now, the same person?
That’s why I was so desperate to escape.
More than the thought of hurting Daniel and Hannah, what pained
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A madwoman who had lost all sense of morality and conscience.
I sighed.
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becoming someone I didn’t want to be.
“Daniel, just leave me alone.”
The yellow glow of the streetlight fell on his face.
I could see the dark circles under his eyes, the exhaustion.
His tone grew heavier.
“What’s gotten into you?”
“Tomorrow, you’re going to apologize to Hannah.”
“As for the rest, you don’t have to worry about it. I’ll take care of it for you.”
He rubbed his furrowed brow, his patience clearly wearing thin.
“Aria, be good.”
“I can’t clean up your messes forever.”
Instead of apologizing, the best solution was to disappear from your lives forever.
I shook off his hand.
lifted my face, my expression stubborn and cold.
‘Daniel, you know I hate Hannah. Why are you forcing me to apologize to her?”
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“If you don’t want me to hurt her, then you two… should never appear in front of me again.”
Daniel’s face went slack.
“Aria Astor, we haven’t seen each other in thirteen days. Is this how you’re going to treat me?”
I looked him straight in the eye.
“Daniel, I don’t want to see you again.”
