Chapter 32

• Ashley didn't want to face Lucas again, so she decided to leave the resort and head back to her hometown, where her mother lived. She needed some time to heal and process her emotions. However, she couldn't stay away for long, as she had to return to work.
• Meanwhile, Nicole went back to their apartment, feeling terrible about what had happened to her sister. She sat down on the couch, lost in thought, wondering how something as supposedly beautiful as love could cause so much pain.
• As she sat there, Nicole couldn't help but think about their mother's past. She had fallen deeply in love with their father, but it had ended in heartbreak. Their mother had been left alone to raise them, and the experience had left her scarred.