Twisted Hearts... Tangled hearts

ng outside the hospital. The warm evening air brushed against her skin, but instead of com

n hushed tones with the doctors while she sat in silence.

stepped outside,

yes! Ove

you feeling aft

dding plans

ara

e her head throb. Emilia raised a hand

ed. "Ignore them," he murmured before

inside. As soon as he settled in beside her, th

sing her fingers to her temples. "

u're my fiancée, and they'

sy. Was it true? Were they really just engaged,

im. "Julian...

most imperceptibly.

ook he

o. You were there with your friend, and I... I couldn't take my eyes off you." His voice softened, but his gaze remain

para

here was no familiar warmth, no me

air behind her ear. "Don't push yourself too ha

eep inside, she wasn't su

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nt. Emilia's fingers curled around the armrest o

ched before her. Floor-to-ceiling windows displayed the city skyline

help but notice how pristine everything was.

an said, watching he

llowed har

The room was grand but impersonal. No personal pic

id, stepping back. "If you nee

last glance, he left, shu

shakily. Someth

r gaze falling on a framed photo

t looked like a gala. She was in a shi

turn. But as she traced her fingers over her

n in the photo l

something off like a version of

ed as she placed t

t? And why did it feel like th

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apter being too short I'm c