Chapter 73

Aiden takes me to his apartment after buying medicines for me from a drugstore. I didn't want to go to the hospital. I told him to drop me at the dorm, but he didn't let me go. He helps me enter the bedroom and lays me down in his bed.

As he turns to go, I hold on his wrist hurriedly. He turns to see me and settles beside me on the bed. My heart is still aching from Ethan's betrayal, and at this moment I don't have courage to be alone.

My heart has shattered into a deep million pieces. The betrayal cut deep, leaving me numb and lost. Tears stream down all over my face uncontrollably, my body shaking with disbelief and pain. Every lie he said is replaying in my mind like a cruel echo.

I need to feel something other than the hurt. I need someone's closure, for something to dull the ache inside. I embrace Aiden in my arms, trembling from my constant sobs. He hugs me back, and caresses my head. The touch of his hands is trying to comfort me, but it doesn't seem to work. I'm still feeli