udia had been watching my every move out of the corner of her eye. It wasn''t until I finally left the vi that she slowly sat up from Nichs''sp. Jealousy almost drove her mad. Her mind screamed that she wanted to kill me, over and over again.


    If Nichs hadn''t been drunk tonight, she would never have gotten this chance. She could never have imagined that even when he couldn''t open his eyes, he could still show a deep affection that she had never expected to see. Why? Why did just the thought of me leaving again cause Nichs, who once choked her and called it her punishment, to crumble so easily?


    Nichs hadpletely forgotten about their childhood bond. His mind was full of me.


    udia was losing it. The jealousy was driving her insane. Everything she saw today had pushed her emotions to the brink of breaking. But when she noticed that I had left Coral Vi without fully closing the door, the temptation was irresistible. Although her jealousy consumed her, she didn''t regret it. She couldn''t resist the urge to see Nichs.Owned by N?velDrama.Org.


    After I had left earlier in the day, she had slipped into the vi through the slightly ajar door. She knew that Nichs had developed a drinking habit over the years.


    It wasn''t until she was sure he had drunk enough that she dared toe out from where she had been hiding. For almost eight hours, her legs had gone numb from standing still.


    udia staggered toward Nichs. When she lost her bnce and fell in front of him, her mind was filled with fantasies.


    "Nick," she called out. She was hoping that Nichs would protect her like he used to. When she was young, she always knew that with him around, she would never fall.


    However, reality was cruel. She fell to the ground with tears streaming down her face, while Nichs remained indifferent. He couldn''t even sense there was anyone else in the room.


    He gave her no response, ignoring herpletely. All she heard was him murmuring my name.


    "Ariana, don''t be with him. You''re mine. You''re mine! Ariana... Ariana..."


    She grabbed a random outfit from the closet and called out, "Honey."


    Nichs suddenly pulled her into his arms. "Ariana, are you back? I knew you woulde back."


    udia let Nichs hold her, although she clearly knew that he was not seeing her as herself. But it had been three long years since shest fett his embrace. At that


    moment, it didn''t matter who he


    thought she was.


    She asked him, "Nick, I just wanted you to be mine. I didn''t harm you, so why do you hate me so much?


    You made me live in that white building, and I''m scared too. Nick, can I move back? Can Ie back to your side?"


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    When I returned earlier, udia was terrified. She had already made up her mind long before I showed up.


    Even if Nichs mistook her for me, it didn''t matter. She wanted him, and from now on, she could y my role whenever he was drunk. She wanted to be with him.


    She feared my return would ruin everything. But I just stood at the door and watched for a moment before leaving again.


    She cast a resentful nce toward the door, her arms shaking as they clung to Nichs. She still had a chance.