Althea’s heart was still beating rapidly, she slowly opened her eyes, as she realized that she hadn’t fallen on the ground.
Her gaze fell right in to Nicholas’s, that seemed enchanting, alluring and whimsically straying.
Nicholas looked at her soft expressions. For the first time, he felt like he was seeing more than just an agitating woman, who was always confident. For the first time, he felt like seeing a vulnerable girl.
Underneath, all the layers of strength, he felt that he saw someone who was just a mere and weak little girl, who also needed help but with the walls built up around her, she had refused to take anybody’s help and that’s why, even the smallest gesture of help from anyone, made her so offended and made her think that someone is just trying to take advantage of her.
