Three Little Guardian Angels

Pearl froze.

Tanner hugged her tightly and lowered his head.He pressed his lips on the top of her head and said in a soft voice, "You’ve become thinner."

Before coming to her, he had imagined many different kinds of reunion scenarios.

Would he go crazy and express his longing for her? Or would he try to stop at nothing to trap her by his side again? Countless thoughts flitted across his mind, but he was scared when he saw her.

He was afraid of her rejection.He was afraid that she would hate him.

Pearl stayed frozen stiff in his arms for a long while.She pressed her lips thin and pulled his arms away.

"Tanner," she said without turning her head back, "What are you doing here? There's no way we can return to how things were."

His heart skipped a beat, and he froze.

"Do you still hate me?"

"Not anymore." Pearl turned around to look at him.

She forced herself to stay calm and said, "I’ve already let go of everything between us."

Tanner walked up to her and said, "But I can’t."

She was stunned for a moment, but she swiftly regained herself.

I'm a blemish in your relationship.You and Sandy would have had a happy life without

you." Tanner stopped in

her eyes

is nothing but an

and stroked her cheek with his

the time I realized how wrong I was, I had lost you.I've been living in guilt for the past three years, and there hasn't

sideways and added,

you aren't

stopped on

seeing any men for the past three years, and if you got pregnant that

skipped a beat,

"Tanner!"

at her but

turned around and said, "The kid isn’t related to you.Don’t come back

she ran into the house without turning her head back, leaving Tanner to stand as stiff as

getting darker, and soon,

window

the courtyard, and he was wet thoroughly due to

said, "Pearl, Tanner is

anything to do with the Hannigans, things

was stunned and walked

standing in the rain.He refused to go away despite being wet

pay him no mind, but she did not know why she just couldn't