Chapter 79FailureLarisa was in the room. They were already at the hotel, where their engagement party will happen at any minute now. She's in front of the vanity while staring at herself, stunning with her red off-shoulder gown. It was silk, as always. The dagger that Noah gave her was in her grip. For some reason, she feels anxious. Why does it feel like something bad will happen? Her heart was pounding aloud in nervousness. But she knew that she was not nervous to face all the people. She was nervous about something that she couldn't figure out. "What's the matter?" Gabe then showed in front of the mirror, staring at her. "Nothing," she replied and forced a tiny smile. "I know you well, Larisa." Gabe said as he blew out a deep sigh. "I don't know. I feel nervous…I feel like something not good will happen," she said and shook her head. "Maybe because every time we celebrate something, an incident always happens." Gabe said and chuckled. He's right. Everytime they celebrate so
Chapter 80Biggest enemy"N-Noah," Larisa murmured with her shivering hands. "Catch them!" Gabe exclaimed deafeningly. Everyone began to panic again as the Valestine attacked on their engagement day. The sound of gunshots was echoing, filling the entire place. The Clybornes are now holding their guns, exchanging bullets with the Valestine who were now trying to escape from them. "You fvcking assh*le," Amber uttered firmly with rage from her eyes when she was able to shoot Gabriel Valestine on his shoulder. She was shivering in anger. How can he kill his own son? There was Larisa, her world suddenly turned slow. Beyond the chaos and different screams from the people around her, it seems like she couldn't hear anything. Her world was shattering into a million pieces while Noah was on the ground, covered with his own blood that was spreading on the floor. She was indeed lost for words. Her mind was not functioning. She feels like a deaf when she can't hear anything. "N-Noah," she c
Chapter 81Pay the debtsGrief, sorrows, pain, and anger. Larisa felt it all. Noah never left her mind. She cried every second as if it would never stop anymore. Her heart was aching so much, longing for him. "She has been holding that dagger," Leo mentioned to David. There are a lot of people who are coming to sympathize with them. Larisa was in front of Noah's coffin, crying in silence. "Noah gave it to her. I just heard from Gabe," Amber intervened as she sat with them at the back. They have been talking with all the visitors who are paying their respect and condolences. "Noah used to throw that dagger to them before," Amber added with a tiny bitter smile on her lips. Looking at Noah's picture on the top of his coffin breaks her. She remembers his short memories with her. "He was shot four times," David mentioned with anger that couldn't be hidden from his voice. He hates himself for not being able to stop the danger."His father was so cruel," Leo added. "You know what I'm sc
Chapter 82Erase the Valestine "Who will deliver the eulogy? Only Larisa?" Leo asked while he was with David. "I think so," he simply answered. They are all ready, wearing white and black clothes. Today is the day to say goodbye to Noah. Larisa was still in awe. She never stopped from crying in front of his coffin. If Noah is alive, he would definitely hate seeing Larisa cries like this. "Are you ready?" Gabe asked Larisa who was only looking at Noah's picture on top of his coffin. Her eyes were crying as if those were already immune. She shed all those tears as she took a heavy deep breath, calming herself to be able to deliver her eulogy. "Tell me if you can't do it," Amber said and held her hand. "I got this," she uttered and nodded. As she stood up, all their eyes went at her. She stood in front of them in the middle, holding the dagger that Noah gave her. Just by looking at it makes her cry that quickly. "As you all know, I am Larisa Valestine—yes, Noah and I were Valesti
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Chapter 83A warSince they buried Noah, the sky never came back to its natural color. Larisa was sitting on the balcony of her room, hugging the picture frame of Noah who already passed away. Her eyes were locked in the sky with its sad and heavy color. It seemed like it was about to rain again. Maybe the sky feels what she feels—her grief, sorrows, and rage. She's anguished and she has no idea until when she will be like this. "Larisa," David called as he went to her room, holding the tray filled with food. He sighed when she didn't even look back at him after calling her name. She remained sitting there without moving a bit as if she didn't hear him calling her.David began to walk behind her. That was when he saw that she was only looking in the sky with her teary eyes. Her eyes were already swollen from crying endlessly. Seeing her like this weighs his mind as well. "You didn't join us for lunch. Gabe told you to eat, right?" He uttered normally as he began to serve the food on
Chapter 84Dinner date"Stop it. You don't know how to do it," Larisa said to Gabe when he suddenly protested to let him do her nails. She doesn't remember when was the last time she had her nails done. But it was when she was still in the clan of the Valestine. The designs of her nails were already ruined and Gabe just happened to notice it. "I know how to do it. Don't you trust Gabe Clyborne?" He asked arrogantly, full of himself. She couldn't help but to smirk at him. "I don't care about my nails. It's not that important to think about everything that's happening," she uttered and smiled bitterly. "Do you want to go to nail salon, then?" He asked, in case she wants to go there. It will help her a bit to distract her from the pain that has been drowning her after Noah died. "No," she replied. "I don't feel like interacting with other people yet," she added, following it with a deep sigh. "Come on, let me do it." He began to paint her nails with that nude cuticle. Gabe was real
Chapter 85Cutting ties"Here you go," Gabe said after slicing the meat for Larisa. She didn't even have to ask him to do it. He will automatically do it for her. She couldn't move her away from him. Watching Gabe takes care of her like this makes her realize that she made the right decision. "Who helped you to do all of this?" She asked with curiosity. "Don't tell me you paid people?" She added a question as he knows that he's capable of doing that. "Of course not. David, Leo and Gavin helped me. They are inside, eating the food we're eating as well." He explained a bit with that gleaming smile on his lips. "Gavin is here?" She asked in surprise."What's new?" He uttered and shook his head.Well, Gavin always goes there. "Should we plan our wedding?" He asked and now looked at her. She stopped as she began to think of it. When Noah died all of a sudden, she forgot about their wedding. Their engagement party was traumatizing as it was when Noah died. Now that she thinks of it, it'