Chapter 56

I wished for him to be instantly banished from my world. I was fooled and unaware that Dixon had been putting on a pretense. He remembered our past, and the kindling of love he had for me remained. His act was his way of getting to know me from a different perspective. How did I react though?! I labeled him as a fraud. I denied his worth. He was walking in the same doomed footsteps as me, hiding his overwhelming flurry of emotions to present a calm and composed front as he persisted in getting closer to the person he loved. Words of rejection would cut him deeper than a knife each time, but he just could not bear to walk away. Dixon was resolute, his love unwavering. ... Dixon refused to leave, so I dragged my suitcase with me and was about to step out and brave the rain when he grabbed my arm and said lightly, "You stay, I'll go." As promised, he stalked out into the fine misty rain. His silhouette felt distant but unyielding. Amidst the dreary shower of water, my eyes som