Chapter 279


    Estelle panted heavily, shivering, clutching Jonathan’s shirt with such force that her fingers were white


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    and trembling.


    “It’s okay, babe, everything is okay


    now!” Jonathan gently stroked her hair and whispered reassurances.


    Estelle closed


    her eyes, gradually calming down, the red in front of her eyes fadingd into a warm yellow light.


    She was drenched in sweat, and shey limply in Jonathan’s arms.


    For a long time, neither of them spoke, Jonathan just held her tightly, his arm gently cradling her head.


    Estellepletely came back to reality and got up from Jonathan’s arms, looking pale but her voice ste


    ady, “I’m fine, I just… had a dream!”


    Ever since she had been together with Jonathan, she hadn’t dreamed about


    them for a long time, and even


    when she had, it was the image of the seven of them fighting side by side and ultimately winning.


    She had automatically blocked


    out the scene of Tyrannosaurus and the others dying, and had never dreamed of that ce before.


    Perhaps it was


    because she saw Xavier today, her Sniper, that brought her back to that scene that haunted her for a lif


    etime.


    “What kind of dream?” Jonathan cupped her face, curious about what kind of dream would send her int


    o an emotional outburst and scare her like


    that.


    Estelle’s eyes looked a bit lost. In fact, on the day they were surrounded, she wasn’t afraid. She was ju


    st angry and vengeful, killing until she felt a crazy pleasure, thinking that dying with Tyrannosaurus and


    the others maybe was the best ending for them.


    But in the dream, when she went back to that warehouse, watching Wolf and Tyrannosaurus die, she w


    as so panicked and frightened.


    It was as if she knew in her heart that she would survive, but they had really died!


    Estelle leaned her head on Jonathan’s shoulder and spoke hoarsely, “I don’t want to talk about it.”


    Jonathan thought she had dreamt


    of her abusive childhood, so he didn’t press further, just kissed her cheek softly, whispering, “It’s all in t


    he past, I’m here now.”


    Estelle hugged him tightly, feeling it was not enough, as if she wanted to embed herself into his body, m


    urmuring his name, “Jonathan!”


    Jonathan’s heart suddenly ached a bit, and he hugged her tightly in return.


    “Don’t be afraid, I’ll be with you from now on.”


    Two dayster was Norah’s birthday. Instead of keeping a low


    profile, Norah decided to have a birthday party at


    home, inviting some ssmates she got along with well.


    One of the ssmates didn’t know that Norah and Nics had broken up and called Nics, jokingly a


    sked, “what surprise have you prepared for Norah’s birthday? Do you need our help?”


    Nics hadn’t left home for a few days. ncing at Leah lying in the bedroom, he went to the balcony t


    o answer the phone, pretending to be troubled, “I haven’t decided where to celebrate it yet.”


    “Really?” The ssmate checked the information on the phone, “Isn’t it at the Willow Way vi area? Di


    dn’t you rent that ce for Norah?” Some well–off students in the group would rent


    vis for their birthday parties. Norah had sent them an address in a viplex, so they all thought N


    ics had worked hard and earned money to rent a swanky


    vi, Intending to give Norah a memorable birthday.


    Nics hesitated for a moment, awkwardlyughing, “We’re still discussing it. I didn’t know Norah sent


    you the address. Can you send it to me to check?”


    The ssmate hung up and sent the address to Nics.


    Nics wondered what Norah’s intention was with renting a vi


    for her birthday party. Was it just to show off to him?


    The Burke family was finished –


    theirpany went bankrupt, their vi and car would soon to be sold at auction to pay off


    debts. Nics didn’t get promoted, still had to support Leah, and he didn’t want to be the fall guy he wa


    nted to win back Norah.


    Norah was from J City, although not as wealthy as Leah, but judging from her usual clothing, she was


    still well–off. If he wanted to stay in J City, being with Norah was the more reliable choice.


    With a n in mind, on Norah’s birthday, Nics found and wore the clothes Norah


    had given him when they were dating, and took a taxi to the address where Norah had her birthday