Logan sat in the living room and watched Sophie going on a tirade against him with her eyes nailed onto him. He looked away, heart sinking. Dejection faintly colored his eyes."Hey, Logan?" Yulia called out softly. She had not expected her niece to harbor a grudge like that against Logan.Yulia had
Nana descended the stairs in featherlight steps, leaving not even the softest sounds. It was only when she was downstairs that she found there were plenty of people in the living room."God!" Logan only noticed her a second too late, but the shock bleached his face in a snap. Why was she there? No,
His clothes were ripped like rags, as if a toddler had experimented with a pair of scissors. On every part of his exposed skin were numerous cuts. Soon, Tucker's pain kicked in. It felt like worms were crawling all over his body.He moved his muscles mechanically and grazed his skin. And then it hit
It was Sophie. She was standing on the stairs, her head peering over the rails. The gaze she shot at him mired with sentiments. The remark she had made sounded like a clap of thunder on a sunny day, causing everyone to reel."What are you talking about, Sophie? Come down here and stop trying to pull
"Sophie! God, are you okay?""What are we supposed to do?""Hey, don't cry anymore, okay? Breathe…”"Come now. Tell your grandmother if something's bothering you, okay? Crying like that is bad for your health, sweetie…"While everyone gathered around Sophie in concern, she walked toward Logan, her e
Now this was a relationship to die protecting!"Uh…"Yulia was stunned. She had previously seen Logan as just another broke university student—until now when it was revealed that this expensive house belonged to him.Yulia might not necessarily feel self-conscious, but she was definitely conflicted.
The excitement and zeal in their conversation had made Yulia realize that they really believed Logan was her boyfriend, and that greatly unnerved her. Yulia knew that if she kept quiet, things could only get more complicated as they developed out of her control.That spike of dread was what caused t
"Eat it already! What are you looking at me for?" Nana snapped, her tone confused and indignant."Oh!" Logan nodded. He felt a little moved, especially when he was genuinely hungry. He placed the string back onto the coffee table and began to eat."Ooh, what's this?" She noticed the red string and w