Her father's word__”she might not make it through the night” kept haunting her. Tears streamed down her face, Alex's hesitation __” I‘d__” burning like acid on her skin. Everything seemed to be going wrong at the same time.
It was all so overwhelming.
“Lauren! Open the damn door, now!” Alex growled at the other side of the door, banging it crazily.
“You can't lock yourself inside there forever, let me in.”
Lauren quickly grabbed her phone off the door before she went ahead to open the door. Alex quickly wheeled in, grabbing her hand before she could escape again.
“What's wrong? Tell me,” he says softly, his eyes holding a deep concern.
Lauren wanted to believe that the look in his eyes was honest and he truly cared about her. But his actions that night had left a deep doubt in her mind.
Alex was not the kind of man to care for someone so quickly. His acts was all just a pretense, nothing more.
But what was the need? She was already leaving, why does he need to pretend?
“My mum…she's
