Chapter 69: Dependency
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“I was at a point in my life where I just existed. I didn’t care to use all the money I made, nor did I care to try and go to rehabilitation despite doctors telling me it was possible to talk again… I lived my life thinking this is what I deserved. Locking myself away in my apartment and staying there away from everyone… that was all I thought I could do…” Ashton knelt down on his knees and held onto the student’s hand.
Ethan felt his heart tighten within his chest. The simplest gesture the other made towards him was enough to make him blush all the way to his ears.
“When Lizzy brought you to me that day… I thought you’d be just another caretaker that would run away after seeing what a personality I had… but you not only stayed… you showed me how much you l
