Chapter 119: Derek's Surprise Visit (2)

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Elise stared at Derek, shocked. She thought she was dreaming and rubbed her eyes, pinched herself, but here he was, standing at her door.

It's been ages. She thought she would never see him again. What was he doing back in her life?

Derek, on the other hand, didn't know what to utter as he continued to stare at her. She still looked like she was in the past, nothing changed about her. Her beauty was still striking and the long soft silky hair he usually played with, still looked the same.

Lucas walked in on them, wondering why his mother stared at this man in shock. He tried to read her mind and got everything she was thinking about, but he couldn't comprehend it because the only thing that filled there were questions about why he was there.

He coughed, snapping both of them out of their reveries.

“Elise.” Derek called.

The way he called her name. Elise bawled her fists as sudden anger coursed through her veins. Was he here to remind her about the past? Why now after all th