“No.. no…”
Ultimately terrified of what I just heard, my heart dropped its beat. Unnerve stirred my mind along with adrenaline rushing in my veins.
‘Please no…’ I thought, covering my mouth, trying to control my posture, on the verge of breaking.
I quickly stumbled back, releasing the tear as I gasped when my back hit a hard chest.
“Garnet?”
Releasing the breath I held back in horror, I found Mr. Layne looking down at me with bewilderment.
“What happened?” He asked tenderly, coming closer.
“Nothing,”
I took a step back and averted my gaze, wiping the tears, failing badly to form a nonchalant frontage.
“Are you crying?” He asked again but I remained silent, biting the inside of my cheek. Mr. Layne looked in the other direction, at Lucien.
I nibbled on my bottom lips and wh
