Nancy wiped away her tears and looked at Laura Lowell, sobbing and hiccuping. She struggled for a long time but couldn't squeeze out a single word.
Laura Lowell's cool fingertips pried open Aiden Shaw's palm. Interlacing their fingers tightly, she held their joined hands up in front of Nancy. "Stop making a scene. We're really together now. I don't care if you like him, rely on him, or if you two were childhood friends. From this day forward, you need to get rid of any ideas you have about my boyfriend."
When it came to matters of the heart, once Laura Lowell had made up her mind, she wouldn't yield an inch.
Aiden Shaw watched the girl's serious expression, and his eyes, which had been clouded by gloom just a moment before, instantly softened with affection.
His gaze was like warm sunlight, wrapping around the girl, layer by layer.
