“It scares me.”
She was scared that it wouldn’t end well yet again. If she fell any deeper, then the inevitable end would hurt much worse.
She just didn’t want to suffer another heartbreak, and Noelle knew that this would be more devastating than the one with Delavan.
Cyrus gave her a gentle smile.
“Don’t worry your pretty little head.
I’m nothing like your scumbag ex. I will never fail you.”
Noelle took a deep breath in an effort to keep her tears at bay.
Then she squared her shoulders and looked him straight in the eye.
“I need you to think it over carefully, Mr. Simmons. Are you sure that you want to be with me? An orphan who doesn’t even have a clue where she came from. As far as I can remember, I have been a child in the welfare house. There is no information on my parents, not even in the hospital I was born in. Clearly, my birth was a mistake.
They had to abandon me.”
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“And it is their loss. You know how the saying goes. From now on, you are my treasure.”
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Cyrus reached down to take her hand and pressed a ki*s in the center of his palm.
“Miss Moran,” he said, his voice, though barely above a whisper, was filled with sincerity.
“I would like to make a new pact with you. This time, you will be the one to decide the terms.”
A small gasp escaped Noelle’s Lips.
He was practically handing over the reins to her. That meant that if she got tired of him first, she was free to break up with him and cast him aside at will.
ALL of this, just to provide her a sense of security?
A late autumn breeze blew past them, the chill prickling her cheek.
But Noelle didn’t feel cold at all. No, she was warm all over.
It was all thanks to the man in front of her.
Meanwhile, Lucinda hopped into her car and drove away from Peace Mountain.
She took in the scenery around her as she sped by, and couldn’t help but sigh wistfully.
If only she and Nathan could live a simple, happy life, just like Graham and Violeta, and possibly Cyrus and Noelle…
Her eyes dimmed slightly, and a faint hint of desperation passed over them.