Chapter 768 - Seven Hundred And Sixty-eight: Face Her Fears (2/2)

Almost the whole family had come to visit her. Isabella and Pedro; Anabelle and Julie; Cecil and Emerald and Dash; Eden and Camille; Even Sakuzi came. And then, the last but not the least. Her parents.

Ailee always thought her father was the overprotective one in the family, well, turns out she was wrong. It was Reina. The woman didn't even let anyone tease her and was there to rebuke anyone who made her laugh because of the pain it brought. Ailee thought Allen had been the one she felt holding her hand all the while but it was her mother instead.

Niklaus joked that she - Reina - was like a stingy octopus refusing to let go of her even when it was obvious that she would break down pretty soon. And as expected, that comment got a glare from her mother whose gaze held a dark glint - her father was probably going to pay for that later. In the bedroom.

Sigh.

Although the scene was funny, Ailee felt warm inside. It has been a while since she saw the whole family care for her like this openly - the arrival of the triplets took the attention off them. It was as if she was back to being that little girl who was loved and adored by everyone.

Sadly, all good things must come to an end. Everyone finally dispersed to their respective homes after showering her with gifts and love. Her mother Reina wanted to spend the night with her again, but Niklaus sternly refused and no matter of pleading could change his mind. In his defense, she - Reina - needed the rest, and Allen was back to the duty of keeping her company.

But then, the so-called company vanished barely five minutes after their parents left. Ailee sighed, all alone. It was boring even with the television on and it didn't help the fact that her room was so spacious that the distance helped in the loneliness.

Earlier during their visits, Ailee couldn't help but notice the way all of her family members tactically didn't bring up the topic of Neon. Either they must have done it for Reina not to get upset or Reina was the one who asked them to keep their mouth to not upset her - Ailee.

But then, keeping their mouths shut or not, the realization that Neon was not here with her was thick in the air - she could feel it deep down in her bones. This was someone that she had spent all of her lives loving, she couldn't exactly forget him like that - even if he forgot her. He was a coward not to have faced her before leaving.

Ailee was still battling with the thoughts in her head when a knock came on her door and she asked whoever was on the door to come in thinking it was Allen. It took her a split second to realize that her brother doesn't knock, he just barges in as if he owns the place. But that second was enough for whoever that was to come in and she was staring into the face of Theodore.

She gulped, she had forgotten about him. The boy she was crushing on and ultimately dragged into her family mess. Before the guilt kicked in, Ailee was at least grateful that he was alive.

”Hi beautiful,” Theodore grinned at her, showing off his sparkly white teeth that she had fallen for the first time.

Ailee was taken aback by the gesture, she had been expecting him not to smile at all considering he knows everything now. It only made the guilt in her heart grow the more yet she still managed to reply, ”Hi,”

She then sucked in a deep breath, it was time to face her fears.

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Hiya guys, a few more chapters and we're done with this book. I still want to appreciate those who started and would be ending with me. I truly love you all ????????.. Thank you so much.