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

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

Jared will explain it to you later, let’s hang out for a bit

Nocturne obeyed, “Alright.”

surprised by Summer’s

out who

seem surprised or curious at

sat quietly, not at all

a deep voice suddenly

and Nocturne both looked

was surprised and stood up

the door was

sudden? And who was he calling

be this

Nocturne looked up and saw Ryder, he smiled,

in and Nocturne greeted him, “What are you

“Where’s your mom?”

“In the next room.”

was at a loss for

What was going on?

were they so familiar with each

Alyssa could tell that their familiarity was not something that had developed

was the kind of affectionate feeling that comes