Ruthless Lady Series : The Ruthless Comeback

t," Kairus said casually, stand

m, her brows furrowe

she repeated, unsure

"It's getting late. I just wan

Avyanna gave him a small nod, her

xited the café together, she noticed the lights still glowing warmly inside. The place remained open, a few

e. It was calm, with a faint breeze brushing past, carrying the

nce between them wasn't tense anymore-it was gentle, like a quiet understandin

ghtly toward Kairus. "Let's go to the park," she said, her voice

t in plan, but he didn't object. He simply n

he said. "L

of them felt the need to fill the silence-it wasn't awkward, just peaceful. The wind gently rustled the leaves above them, brushi

ingle person in sight. It was just the two of them. The stillness of the p

e. The distant hum of the city seemed far away now, replaced by the

arby, lowering herself gently onto it. She began to sway ba

he started, her voic

it-just stood there, watching her with quiet curiosity. His eye

ke they actually saw her. And the bridge of his nose, the way the light touched

d almost distant, "when I was young... to be in a

wing's chains loosely as

smile. "If I was still with my parent

he vulnerability in her voice, the quiet ache behind her words-it made something in him pause. Then, without

ound the empty park. "We might alarm the neighbors or scare off a squir

. It faded quickly though, and she stared ahead into the darkness, her eyes unfoc

stings a little, but... it's better." She paused and th

t her, his expre

w, almost like she wasn't sure if she should be saying it

e half-serious, half-teasing. "Is that

at the corner of her lips. "I'm just saying... you didn't hav

ehind scattered clouds. "I don't usually get involved in other people's problems," h

fingers brushing over the bandage hidden b

ftly. "But sometimes

nd them, carrying the distant hum of the city and the rustle of tree

ne I used to know," Kai

ked, her tone

k his head with a faint smile. "Ma

t press further. She just kept swaying gently on the swi

t like the beginning of something n

ttle bit strange. It wasn't the kind of silence that demanded to be broken. It was

ly, and when she glanced to her side, she noticed that Kairus had stood up. S

orward. He was standing

ng in his eyes looked different-not cold, not unreadable lik

he asked so

his features, highlighting the seriousness in his expression. His hands were

voice steady, but lower

eath c

or carelessly. There was weight behind it. Truth. And a kin

her hands gripping the swi

the breeze, the trees, the stars. All she c

she said, almos

lways keep pushing forward, even when you're bleeding inside. Or maybe it was the silence we shared-how it

Her heart was thundering, her mind racing.

part of her-the part that h

d shifted. S