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.

was at a loss

had met Jared, but he didn’t know Jared was his

sighed, “Agnes and Jared will explain it to you later, let’s hang out for a bit and then we’ll

Nocturne obeyed, “Alright.”

surprised

was only slightly surprised when he found out who his father was, and

surprised or curious at

sat quietly, not at

deep voice suddenly

Nocturne

and stood

at the door was

sudden? And who was he

it be this

Nocturne looked up and saw

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

“Where’s your mom?”

“In the next room.”

was at a loss

What was going on?

so familiar with

their familiarity was not something that had developed over a

of affectionate feeling that comes from knowing someone