Chapter 57 - Strange Thoughts

NORA

“ When you say you do it all because of Granny…you are never lying, are you? ” Striker's voice made me pause beside the bathroom door.

I stared at my burned palms. He thought I almost died because of Granny. But I knew for a fact, Granny would never want me to die for him or anyone because she was my friend.

I didn’t do it for her, not this time. I did it for him. The idea of him dead was not bearable.

“ Beatrice…saw us. ” I blurted. “ when we…you know…when we were doing it…she came in the room and saw us. She was crying. I tried to tell you, but…I don’t know. ”

Shaking my head, I pushed open the door to the bathroom and locked myself inside. Now, he would forget all about it and run off to Beatrice. That’s what he was supposed to do because he had promised himself to her even before I stumbled into his life.

I wished I had come sooner.

I was thinking about terrible things. I was having strange thoughts. My resolve was too strong to break down because of a man.

But when the man