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 for

see that Summer had met Jared, but he didn’t

Jared will explain it to you later, let’s hang

Nocturne obeyed, “Alright.”

surprised by Summer’s

when he found out who his father was, and now he seemed

didn’t seem surprised or curious at

not at

suddenly came from the

Nocturne both

surprised and

the door

back all of a sudden? And who was

be

looked up and saw Ryder, he

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

“Where’s your mom?”

“In the next room.”

and was

What was going on?

were they so familiar with

familiarity was not

the kind of affectionate feeling that comes from knowing someone for a