Heartstrings on Fire

Chapter 627

Then, she turned her head and wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes.

Nocturne slowly sat up and rubbed his eyes. “Where am I? Who are you?”

Despite his cool demeanor, Nocturne was prone to bouts of sleepiness. When he was in Manhattan, Agnes would always take him around.

So, he was used to waking up and falling asleep in different places.

“My name’s Alyssa, and this is my house,” Alyssa was at a loss on how to explain her relationship with Summer.

Nocturne’s voice was polite, “Hello, why am I here?”

Alyssa took Nocturne’s hand, “You fell asleep. Your mom and dad are in the next room. They’ll be here in a bit.”

Nocturne looked surprised, “Dad?”

Alyssa, sensing Summer’s confusion, asked, “Didn’t Agnes ever tell you who your dad is?”

“I don’t have a dad, Nocturne said calmly.

“How could you not have a dad? Your dad is Jared, he’s just next door.”

“Mr. Whitfield?” Nocturne looked puzzled.

a loss

Jared, but he didn’t know

later, let’s hang out for a

Nocturne obeyed, “Alright.”

surprised

found out who his father was, and now he

surprised

sat quietly, not at all

deep voice suddenly came from the

and Nocturne

was surprised and stood up

at the

a sudden? And who was he calling just

it be this

when Nocturne looked up and saw Ryder, he smiled,

Nocturne greeted him, “What are you doing here? Are you looking for

“Where’s your mom?”

“In the next room.”

was taken aback and was at

What was going on?

so

their familiarity was not something that had developed over

that comes from knowing someone