Chapter 0187

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An hour before, Luke sat at the bar, phone pressed to his ear, still on call with Mia. Her voice was laced with concern, "I told you before, Luke, not to fall in love with Ava. She has a dark past, one that could be serious...and suicidal."

“Stop it! I’ve said it before,” Luke's response was immediate, "She's not suicidal, Mia. I know her."

Mia's sigh was audible, "Luke, she's been hurt badly in the past and no woman can ever take that experience lightly. I mean, no woman. What those people did to her, was what one would have called ‘HELL’ but they damaged her more than that. She's been destroyed completely. What she needs is someone who can love her more than she can love herself."

“I know that already, but,” Luke's voice faltered, "I...I don't know how. I don’t know how to love her more than herself. I don’t want to hurt her when she’s already hurt."

“Luke! Do you love her?”Mia's question cut to the heart of the matter, "If it’s true that you do, Why are you at the bar