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

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

explain it to you later, let’s hang out

Nocturne obeyed, “Alright.”

was surprised by Summer’s

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

seem surprised or curious

sat quietly, not at all like a four–year–old

a deep voice suddenly came

and Nocturne

surprised and

the door was

a sudden?

be

looked up and

in and Nocturne greeted him, “What are

“Where’s your mom?”

“In the next room.”

was taken aback and was

What was going on?

were they so

could tell that their familiarity was not something that had developed over a day

the kind of affectionate feeling that comes from knowing someone for