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 for

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

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

Nocturne obeyed, “Alright.”

surprised by Summer’s

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

didn’t seem surprised or curious

quietly, not at

deep voice suddenly came from

and Nocturne

surprised and stood up

the door was

all of a sudden? And who was

it be this little

enough, when Nocturne looked up

are

“Where’s your mom?”

“In the next room.”

aback and was at a loss for

What was going on?

were they so familiar with each

tell that their familiarity was not something that

that comes from knowing