NovelStartChapter 386 What the heck was Mia saying? "I just feel bad since he saved my life before. If I don't accept his kindness, wouldn't that makeseem ungrateful? I want to repay him, but every tI have that thought, I feel like I'm being presumptuous. It's frustrating enough as it is, so stop spouting nonsense." Angela let out a frustrated sigh. She wished she could just set things straight with Dexter, lay everything out, and make a clean break.
"If you truly wanted to sever ties with him, you would have done so long ago. Otherwise, why would you still be waiting around?" Mia said calmly, as if she had seen right through her.
Angela frowned deeply, her thoughts a mess.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇt"What do you mean by that? What should I do then?" She remained silent for a long time, feeling like she had encountered a difficult problem.
"He loves you, and you have feelings for him. It's a good thing—a happy thing. Why make it so complicated? Or are you still holding a grudge for the way he treated you in the past?" Mia looked at her with a questioning expression.
Having spent so much twith Angela, Mia knew she was a strong and capable woman who could handle any challenge with ease. Yet, when it cto this, Angela was completely lost.
"Maybe." Angela sighed heavily.
She had an inkling of her feelings, but she refused to confront them, let alone revisit the past, since she'd faced her biggest struggle back then.
"Are you afraid of getting hurt again?" Mia's voice turned soft and soothing. Angela scoffed. "Me? Afraid? I'm great and powerful-why would I be afraid?" Mia just looked at her without saying a word. Angela's expression shifted several times before she finally fell silent.
Mia had seen right through her. Angela was indeed afraid-afraid that the moment she opened her heart to Dexter again, she would be utterly exposed.
After all, she had such a humiliating past, filled with scorn and torment from Dexter and the people around him. Back then she had been so deeply in love that she hadn't thought much of what they had done. But now, all she thought was that her past self had been utterly foolish. fo She didn't want to let love turn her into that weak and pathetic person again. She didn't want to lose everything she had fought so hard to regain.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmStaring at her, Mia said softly, "He's changed. And you're no longer the person you used to be. Haven't you realized that?" Taking a deep breath, Angela shook her head. She still didn't want to take the risk. She didn't want to upend who she was now. What was the use of a man's love? By continuously bettering herself and living for her own freedom, she would always have people mesmerized by her brilliance.
"Hey, what are you thinking about? Mom's talking to you." Dexter waved a hand in front of Angela's face, his tone laced with curiosity.
Angela snapped back to reality, only to realize that the setting had shifted-Mia was no longer there, and in her place were Dexter and Fiona.
Dexter's handsface loomed closer to her, looking as if there were big question marks floating above his head.
"Sorry, I zoned out. What were you saying?" Angela rolled her eyes an him, straightened up in her seat, and took a sip of the milk in front of her. Fiona repeated herself, "In a few days, Natalie is celebrating her birthday. She specifically asked for of us to handle the the tyro arrangements for the birthday banquet. What do you think?"
Angela nearly choked on her milk. "What? She wants us to organize her e wants t birthday
banquet? What is she thinking? Isn't she afraid we'll ruiny? The content is of novelenglish.net! "I suspect she has an ulterior motive," Fiona said.
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