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“Whoa, easy, Becky! I didn’t expect anything from my confession! You asked me, and I just answered your question, that’s all!” Nichs eximed, seeing the change in Reba’s expression.

 “But-” Reba bit her lip, searching for the right words. “But isn’t everything going to get weird now? I mean, isn’t it cruel of me to take advantage of you like this when I don’t have any intention of returning your feelings?” she said, looking deeply at Nichs without any nervousness because she didn’t share the same feelings.

 Nichs gave a bitter smile. “Well, no one thinks you’re cruel, okay? We’re friends, old friends! I’m doing all this because I care about you, so get those wild thoughts out of your head, and let’s focus on your recovery. Are we on the same page now?”

 “I’ll repay your kindness someday,” Reba replied softly. She had been living independently since she was a child. Growing up as an orphan in an orphanage taught her the value of hard work and the taboo of getting something for nothing.

 Nichs smiled slightly, nodding his head. “Alright, think about how you’ll repay meter. For now, do you want something to eat?

 Reba took a deep breath, ncing at her wrist, which had thinned because she had lost a lot of weight in the past two weeks. “I’m craving forsagna bolognese. Can you get it from the fridge for me? I’ll heat it up myself.”

 “Whoa! Have you forgotten that your shoulder is still bruised? I’ll do everything for you, so just sitfortably and wait for yoursagna to be ready,” Nichs responded. With a swift motion, he opened the fridge, took out thesagna, and put it in the microwave.

 “I’ve been thinking of moving somewhere else,” Reba blurted out suddenly, causing Nichs to turn in surprise.

 “What? You mean moving for good?” Nichs asked, his eyes widening. Belonging ? N?velDram/a.Org.

 Reba nodded three times. “There’s nothing left for me here. If I stay here any longer, my hatred for Harvey and Alicia will eat away at my sanity. They are no match for me

 now-

 Nichs blinked twice, shocked by Reba’s words. “What did you say? No match for you now?

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 “Yeah, for now, but someday, I will be a worthy opponent for them, and I promise I will make them pay for everything they did to me. I swear on the baby that disappeared from my womb,” Reba said, her voice trembling.

 Nichs was about to reach out to embrace Reba, but the microwave beeped loudly, drawing both of their attention.

 Reba continued to ponder her future while chewing on hersagna. She thought about what she could do with her legs still in the healing process. She calcted her savings,

 “Airne ticket, renting a studio apartment, buying a camera… 

 “I’m moving to LA!” Reba suddenly eximed, causing Nichs to turn in surprise. “LA? Are you serious? Why LA?”

 Reba wiped the corner of her mouth with her thumb, unaware that Nichs was watching her every move. “Um, I don’t know, New York is too cold for me,” she answered, her chest feeling like a sword was piercing it as she said it.

 “Alright! LA then!” Nichs eximed, nodding his head excitedly as if he were the one moving there.

 “Why are you so excited?” Reba asked, feeling a bit offended because Nichs seemed happy about her departure as if he acknowledged that she was just a burden.

 “Well, I have a branch office there, so I can apany you, at least until you can walk again,” Nichs replied casually, ignoring the shock on Reba’s face.

 “What? No, you can’t move to LA just because of me! That’s ridiculous!” Reba eximed. She didn’t want to burden Nichs, especially since she had no feelings for that poor man.

 “Yes, I can! I won’t let you face all this hardship alone. Don’t worry, I don’t expect you to return my feelings or anything. I’m doing this purely because we are friends. Sorry, there’s some bolognese sauce on your cheek, Nichs said as he approached and gently wiped Reba’s check, wiping away a sauce that wasn’t there.

 Reba cleared her throat, breaking the sudden awkwardness.

 “Nic, you can’t-”

 “Ssh, Becky, we have an uninvited guest,” Nichs said, his eyes fixed on the small 11-

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 inch screen disying the CCTV footage of the apartment’s front door.

 Reba turned to the screen, frowning. “Shit, is that Harvey?” she eximed in surprise.

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 Nichs raised an eyebrow. “Let me deal with him. You stay here and don’t make a sound.”

 “Why is he here?” Reba murmured almost in a whisper, wondering if Alicia knew that Harvey hade to see her. A foolish thought crossed her mind that maybe Harvey was there to ask her to return to him.

 ‘Should I forgive him after what he did to me?”

 “Move! I know she’s in there!” It was Harvey’s voice, and not long after,

 “It makes sense now!” Harvey eximed, pping his hands three times, causing Reba to turn to him with wide eyes. “I don’t understand why you made such a fuss just to divorce me, but it turns out this man is the reason,” Harvey said in his deep, cold voice.

 “Watch your mouth!” Reba hissed, her voice trembling.

 “You know, you just had to ask. You didn’t need to use Alicia as a tool-”

 “Fuck you! How dare you say that to me! One, Nichs and I just reconnected two weeks ago, and obviously, he and I are just good friends. Two, I will never change my statement about the crime Aliciamitted against me. I’m sure she deliberately destroyed the evidence of my pregnancy to ostracize me. Three, get out of my sight! I’m sick of seeing you!” Reba roared with fury,

 Before long,

 “Please escort this man out of here. He trespassed on my property without my consent,” Nichs said firmly to the apartment’s security guards who just arrived.

 Harvey stared at Reba silently, then angrily brushed off the security guard’s hands. “Get your hands off me. I can walk by myself! he barked.

 Suddenly, Harvey stepped closer to Reba.

 “What are you doing?”