Startled,she quickly hid the sheet behind her back and forced a smile.“What a coincidence.”
But Santino only gave her a cold glance,his eyes filled with dislike.
“You’re following me again.”
“I wasn’t…”
Before she could finish,Santino pulled Astrid into his arms and walked away.
Aurelia stood there with a bitter smile.When she returned home,her nose began bleeding again.She wiped it carelessly,then opened the beautifully packaged cake on the table,but when she took a bite,it tasted like wax.
A new message appeared on her phone,and Aurelia glanced at it instinctively.It was from 10086:“Happy Birthday.”
She let out a bitter laugh,put the cake away,and wandered aimlessly down the street until she found herself at the restaurant she used to visit with Santino.
Before everything fell apart,this had been his favorite place.The first time he did well on his exams and earned a reward,Aurelia had brought him here,and from then on,Santino carried a quiet fondness for it.
On every important occasion,he would bring her along,and over time,the restaurant became their little secret.But now,that secret had been broken by someone else.