Aurora still wasn’t entirely convinced.
Before Lucas could respond, she spoke again<b>, </b>more to herself than to him. “Forget it. I’ll handle it on my own.”
Lucas had been about to say something but seeing that she still hadn’t fully opened up to him, he held back.
<b>There </b>was no point in pushing.
In time, she woulde to trust him more–he just had to be patient.
And Lucas had in abundance of patience.
After all,pared to before, Aurora had alreadye a long way.
She was willing to talk to him about these things now. If it had been in the past<b>, </b>she probably wouldn’t have even mentioned any of it.
That thought made him genuinely happy. A smile tugged at his lips, barely held back.
He spoke again, gently reminding <b>her</b><b>, </b><b>“</b>If there’s anything <b>you </b>need, anything at all, don’t hesitate to tell me. I’ll always be here for <b>you</b><b>, </b>no matter when or where. I’ll always be on your side.”
Hearing those words<b>, </b>warmth spread through Aurora’s chest.
“Alright, <b>I </b>understand. If I need anything, I won’t hesitate to let you know. I won’t be polite with you.”
Since that day<b>, </b>she’d <be </b><b>to </b>realize just how well <b>Lucas </b>treated her.
<b>As </b>for Wendy, she had already let that go. There had never been any real feelings between them<b>, </b><b>so </b>what was the point in obsessing over it?
<b>She </b><b>was </b>the rightful one. If she kept fussing about it, she’d only end up looking like the other woman.
<b>Now</b><b>, </b>Aurora hade <b>to </b>terms with it all. Letting <b>go </b>and being more open–hearted were kind of healing.
<b>With </b>that thought, she reached out and hugged Lucas even tighter.
Feeling her <b>initiative</b>, Lucas was moved. <b>He </b>wrapped his arms around her <b>just </b>as tightly. The two of them leaned into each other<b>, </b>hearts <b>growing </b>closer with <b>every </b>breath
Inside that <b>room</b><b>, </b>the world <b>was peaceful</b><b>, </b>and love <b>was </b>quietly blooming<b>. </b>
<b>But </b>on the other <b>side </b><b>of </b>the <b>house</b><b>, </b><b>things </b>were far <b>less </b>calm.
Wendy had barely stepped <b>into </b><b>her </b>room <b>before </b>her <b>expression </b>darkened.
Clenching her teeth to <b>keep </b><b>from </b>making <b>noise</b><b>, </b>she <b>stormed </b>into the bathroom and began mming things around.
Living in this house now<b>, </b>she had <b>to </b>keep her head <b>down</b>.
Gone were the days of arrogance and recklessness<b>. </b>
Since she had made that agreement with <b>Aurora</b><b>, </b>Wendy <b>didn’t </b><b>dare </b><b>show her face </b>in <b>front </b>of her again.
It was clear she needed to cool down for <b>a </b>while <b>because </b>judging by <b>Aurora’s </b><b>attitude</b><b>, </b>she <b>really </b>would <b>kick </b><b>her </b>out without <b>a </b><b>second </b><b>thought</b>.
<b>Wendy </b>clenched her fists, unwilling to ept <b>defeat</b><b>. </b><b>“</b>Aurora Walton, you <b>damn </b><b>bitch</b><b>… </b>Just <b>you </b>wait, I won’t let this slide. One <b>day</b><b>, </b><b>when </b><b>the </b><b>chance </b><bes</b><b>, </b><b>I </b>swear <b>I’ll </b>be <b>the </b>first to take you down<b>.</b>”
She made <b>that </b>yow silently, determined to return every ounce of humiliation she’d suffered <b>today</b>.
The more she thought about <b>it</b>, the <b>more </b><b>enraged </b>she became<b>. </b>But now wasn’t the time tosh out.
She had already decided to sabotage Aurora–<b>there </b>was <b>no </b><b>way </b>she’d let her off that <b>easily</b><b>. </b>
Looking around at the mess in the room, her eyes darkened<b>, </b><b>a </b>faint red flickering in her gaze,
“If you won’t let me <b>stay</b><b>, </b>then I’ll make it a point to stay. I don’t believe for <b>a </b>second that Lukey would <b>really </b>take your side over mine
He and my bouches have been friends for years how could you<b>, </b><b>some </b>worthless <b>tramp</b><b>, </b>think you coulde between that<b>?</b>”
with chaat Chunght<b>, </b>Wendy’s confidence surged back.
She simply refused to believe that all those years of friendship between <b>her </b>brother and Lucas could be broken so easily, especially not because <b>of </b>someone like