Chapter 382 Let’s Go Home Together

• Hazel’s tiny face was yanked hard in his palm, flushing red. She didn’t cry out. Instead, she grasped his big hand and apologized softly, “I was wrong, Mr. Luellen. I was wrong. Don’t be mad, okay? I admit I wanted to know your past. I wanted to be part of it…”
• Zachary ran the tip of his tongue over his dry, thin lips, a rough, mocking laugh scraping out of his throat. “How would you be part of it? When I was a teen, I was stuck in a psych ward. You and Luellen Xin’ang were being recommended straight into med school. Genius and a monster. Worlds apart. You happy now, knowing this? Does it feed that vanity of yours?”
• Hazel’s pupils tightened. “How can you say that? You know that’s not what I mean. I want to heal you. I want to make you better.”