Chapter 602

The clock struck twelve, Christmas Eve had passed and it was now Christmas Eve. Hayden smiled to himself as he grabbed his keys and tried to go out to find her, but realized he didn't even know where the Institute was. She loved her job, loved it enough to completely ignore his feelings. Hayden thought a little bitterly about what had gone wrong and why his happiness hadn't increased since the two had been together. He used to think that as long as two people were together, they would be fine, and as long as they were together, they could overcome all difficulties. But when they were really together, they realized that getting along wasn't that simple. He stared down at the two rings, taking a closer look at them, his own eyes glazing over. It was until two in the morning when Leona didn't come back. He suddenly had a bit of a panic attack, as if he was back to those old nights when he'd been left behind. He grabbed his jacket off to the side, tucked the proposal ring into his coat poc