All Chapters of Hidden Beneath a Crystal-Clear Dream: Chapter 21 - Chapter 30

’She does not wish to be disturbed by anyone, especially you.’Those words hit Tristan like a sledgehammer, leaving him momentarily dizzy.She'd known he would come.She'd even warned the theater company in advance, cutting off every possible way for him to reach her.For the first time in his life,

Tristan didn't leave New York.Like a ghost who'd lost his soul, he remained in the city, stubbornly refusing to give up.Whenever the touring theater company left one hotel and moved on to another city for rehearsals, he followed.He knew he was making a fool of himself.He knew he was behaving lik

The tour continued, taking the company from New York to London and then to Paris, the City of Love.Every one of Sienna's performances sold out to glowing reviews.She shone onstage, bringing to life a resilient woman who had endured countless hardships and found a new beginning. Her performance was

Paris. A private hospital.The cold, sterile smell of disinfectant hung in the air.The corridor was quiet, broken only by the occasional monotonous beep of medical equipment.Sienna sat on a bench outside the emergency treatment room, still wearing her stage costume.It was soaked with blood that h

The flicker of hope in Tristan's eyes suddenly froze.“I won't get back together with you just because I'm grateful. That wouldn't be fair to you. And to me...”Sienna shook her head gently.“It would be an insult to myself.”The color drained from Tristan's face, leaving him even paler than he'd be