Chapter 118

DAHLIA

God!

I didn’t even know what to feel anymore. Relief, pain, guilt… they all tangled inside me until I could barely breathe. I feel relieved because for days now, I’ve been wondering what Sebastian’s true feelings were. One moment, I was sure he was in love with me, the next, he was ready to give up chasing after me. I was scared he actually feels nothing for me.

Now that he was here for the first time since our fight to talk to me, even if he wouldn’t apologize, I feel relieved. that he at least feels something for me. His true feelings…I don’t know yet.

When Sebastian extended the flowers, his hand steady but his eyes trembling, something inside me cracked. The roses looked perfect under the soft glow of the streetlight—deep red, full, deliberate. Just like everything he did when it came to me.

I couldn’t believe he would hurt me like that with the way he protected me like I was fragile before. That was painful. He really hurt me.

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