Chapter\u00a061<\/p>\n
Chapter\u00a061<\/p>\n
+15\u00a0BONUS<\/p>\n
Nancy\u00a0was\u00a0fast\u00a0asleep\u00a0when\u00a0a\u00a0sudden\u00a0pounding\u00a0on\u00a0the\u00a0door\u00a0jolted\u00a0her\u00a0awake.\u00a0She\u00a0opened\u00a0it\u00a0to\u00a0find\u00a0Caleb\u00a0standing\u00a0there,\u00a0his\u00a0expression\u00a0stormy\u00a0Her\u00a0body\u00a0tensed.<\/p>\n
\u201cMr.\u00a0Hampton,\u00a0is\u00a0something\u00a0wrong?\u201d\u00a0she\u00a0asked.<\/p>\n
Caleb\u2019s\u00a0gaze\u00a0sharpened.\u00a0\u201cWhen\u00a0was\u00a0the\u00a0last\u00a0time\u00a0sydney\u00a0came\u00a0home?\u201d<\/p>\n
A\u00a0few\u00a0steps\u00a0away,\u00a0Penelope\u00a0clenched\u00a0her\u00a0fists,\u00a0and\u00a0her\u00a0nails\u00a0dug\u00a0into\u00a0her\u00a0palms.\u00a0That\u00a0wretched\u00a0woman\u00a0had\u00a0finally\u00a0moved\u00a0out,\u00a0and\u00a0she had\u00a0just\u00a0started\u00a0enjoying\u00a0her\u00a0place\u00a0as\u00a0the\u00a0lady\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0house.\u00a0She\u00a0had\u00a0no\u00a0interest\u00a0in\u00a0seeing\u00a0Sydney\u00a0retur.-<\/p>\n
\u201cMs.\u00a0Wilson\u00a0comes\u00a0home\u00a0every\u00a0day.\u201d\u00a0Nancy\u00a0blinked,\u00a0feigning\u00a0confusion,\u00a0then\u00a0quickly\u00a0corrected\u00a0herself.\u00a0\u201cOh,\u00a0wait.\u00a0Not\u00a0tonight.\u00a0Madam\u00a0Sterling\u2019s\u00a0birthday\u00a0is\u00a0coming\u00a0up.\u00a0She\u00a0called\u00a0Ms.\u00a0Wilson\u00a0back\u00a0to\u00a0help\u00a0with\u00a0the\u00a0planning.\u201d<\/p>\n
Penelope\u2019s\u00a0eyes\u00a0narrowed,\u00a0suspicion\u00a0creeping\u00a0in.\u00a0Why\u00a0was\u00a0Nancy\u00a0covering for\u00a0Sydney?\u00a0Could\u00a0it\u00a0be\u00a0that\u00a0even\u00a0Nancy\u00a0believed\u00a0she\u00a0was\u00a0better\u00a0suited\u00a0for\u00a0the\u00a0role\u00a0Sydney\u00a0had\u00a0abandoned?<\/p>\n
The\u00a0thought\u00a0made\u00a0her\u00a0smirk.\u00a0She\u00a0turned\u00a0to\u00a0Caleb\u00a0\u201cCome\u00a0on,\u00a0it\u2019s\u00a0just\u00a0one\u00a0night.\u00a0Why\u00a0are\u00a0you\u00a0overreacting?\u201d<\/p>\n
Caleb\u00a0didn\u2019t\u00a0answer.\u00a0His\u00a0eyes\u00a0stayed\u00a0on\u00a0Nancy.\u00a0\u201cThen\u00a0why\u00a0are\u00a0there\u00a0only\u00a0a\u00a0few\u00a0books\u00a0left\u00a0on\u00a0her\u00a0shelf?\u201d<\/p>\n
Nancy\u00a0froze\u00a0for\u00a0a\u00a0heartbeat.\u00a0Then,\u00a0steadying\u00a0herself,\u00a0she\u00a0said,\u00a0\u201cThere\u00a0were\u00a0never\u00a0many\u00a0to\u00a0begin\u00a0with.\u00a0Maybe\u00a0you\u2019re\u00a0misremembering?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cIs\u00a0that\u00a0so?\u201d\u00a0Caleb\u00a0faltered,\u00a0doubt\u00a0flickering\u00a0across\u00a0his\u00a0face.<\/p>\n
After\u00a0their\u00a0marriage,\u00a0he\u2019d\u00a0used\u00a0work\u00a0as\u00a0an\u00a0excuse\u00a0to\u00a0avoid\u00a0the\u00a0bedroom they\u00a0were\u00a0supposed\u00a0to\u00a0share.\u00a0They\u00a0had\u00a0been\u00a0sleeping\u00a0separately,\u00a0and\u00a0he\u00a0rarely\u00a0stepped\u00a0into\u00a0the\u00a0master\u00a0bedroom.\u00a0He\u00a0hadn\u2019t\u00a0paid\u00a0close\u00a0attention.<\/p>\n
Penelope\u00a0yawned.\u00a0\u201cNancy\u2019s\u00a0always\u00a0been\u00a0detail\u2013oriented.\u00a0If\u00a0she\u00a0says\u00a0so,\u00a0just\u00a0take\u00a0her\u00a0word\u00a0for\u00a0it.\u00a0Don\u2019t\u00a0you\u00a0trust\u00a0her?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u00a0do,\u201d\u00a0Caleb\u00a0said\u00a0with\u00a0a\u00a0nod.<\/p>\n
Nancy\u00a0had\u00a0worked for\u00a0the\u00a0Hampton\u00a0family\u00a0for\u00a0years.\u00a0She\u00a0had\u00a0no\u00a0reason\u00a0to\u00a0lie\u00a0for\u00a0Sydney.\u00a0Besides,\u00a0Sydney\u00a0wouldn\u2019t\u00a0move\u00a0out\u00a0without\u00a0saying\u00a0a\u00a0word.\u00a0She\u00a0always\u00a0made\u00a0a\u00a0scene\u00a0when\u00a0she\u00a0was\u00a0upset,\u00a0waiting\u00a0to\u00a0be\u00a0coaxed.<\/p>\n
Still,\u00a0she\u00a0had\u00a0looked\u00a0bothered\u00a0at\u00a0the\u00a0dealership\u00a0yesterday.\u00a0Maybe\u00a0he\u00a0should\u00a0patch\u00a0things\u00a0up,<\/p>\n
The\u00a0next\u00a0day\u00a0at\u00a0Lumosa\u00a0Clinic,\u00a0Sydney\u00a0pulled\u00a0into\u00a0the\u00a0parking\u00a0lot.\u00a0As\u00a0she\u00a0stepped\u00a0out\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0car,\u00a0a\u00a0flashy\u00a0red\u00a0911\u00a0screeched\u00a0past\u00a0and\u00a0wedged\u00a0into\u00a0a\u00a0tight\u00a0space,\u00a0drawing\u00a0a\u00a0small\u00a0crowd.<\/p>\n
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Chapter\u00a061<\/p>\n
+15\u00a0BONUS<\/p>\n
\u201cHoly\u00a0crap,\u00a0that\u00a0thing\u00a0must\u2019ve\u00a0cost\u00a0a\u00a0fortune.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u00a0don\u2019t\u00a0know\u00a0how\u00a0much,\u00a0but\u00a0I\u00a0do\u00a0know\u00a0we\u00a0could\u00a0go\u00a0hungry\u00a0for\u00a0the\u00a0rest\u00a0of\u00a0our\u00a0lives\u00a0and\u00a0still\u00a0never\u00a0afford\u00a0one.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cAh,\u00a0the\u00a0magic\u00a0of\u00a0being\u00a0born\u00a0into\u00a0the\u00a0right family.\u201d<\/p>\n
Sydney\u00a0said\u00a0nothing.\u00a0She\u00a0glanced\u00a0at\u00a0the\u00a0car\u00a0and\u00a0turned\u00a0toward\u00a0the\u00a0building.<\/p>\n
\u201cSydney.\u201d\u00a0Behind\u00a0her,\u00a0Penelope\u00a0stepped\u00a0out\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0red\u00a0car\u00a0and\u00a0caught\u00a0up\u00a0quickly.\u00a0\u201cWe\u2019re\u00a0colleagues\u00a0now.\u00a0No\u00a0need\u00a0to\u00a0act\u00a0so\u00a0cold,\u00a0right?\u201d<\/p>\n
A\u00a0few\u00a0coworkers\u00a0nearby\u00a0gawked.<\/p>\n
That\u00a0car?\u00a0And\u00a0they\u00a0were\u00a0going\u00a0to\u00a0work\u00a0alongside\u00a0someone\u00a0like\u00a0her?<\/p>\n
Sydney\u00a0lifted\u00a0her\u00a0chin\u00a0slightly\u00a0and\u00a0said\u00a0coolly,\u00a0\u201cLooking\u00a0to\u00a0hear\u00a0more\u00a0unpleasant\u00a0things\u00a0today?\u201d<\/p>\n
Penelope\u00a0froze,\u00a0the\u00a0words\u00a0catching\u00a0in\u00a0her\u00a0throat.\u00a0She\u00a0still\u00a0remembered\u00a0what\u00a0Sydney\u00a0had\u00a0said\u00a0at\u00a0the\u00a0clinic\u2013calling\u00a0her\u00a0a\u00a0mistress\u00a0and\u00a0declaring\u00a0herself\u00a0the\u00a0real\u00a0wife.\u00a0The\u00a0humiliation\u00a0still<\/p>\n
stung.<\/p>\n
Afraid\u00a0Sydney\u00a0might\u00a0shame\u00a0her\u00a0again,\u00a0she\u00a0swallowed\u00a0her\u00a0response.\u00a0It\u00a0was\u00a0fine.\u00a0She\u00a0could\u00a0wait.\u00a0One\u00a0way\u00a0or\u00a0another,\u00a0she\u2019d\u00a0take\u00a0her\u00a0down.<\/p>\n
Without\u00a0another\u00a0word,\u00a0Sydney\u00a0turned\u00a0and\u00a0walked inside.\u00a0Her\u00a0schedule\u00a0was\u00a0packed\u00a0from\u00a0morning\u00a0to\u00a0evening.\u00a0There\u00a0would\u00a0be\u00a0no\u00a0breaks.<\/p>\n
At\u00a0the\u00a0clinic,\u00a0she\u00a0shrugged\u00a0off\u00a0her\u00a0wool\u00a0coat,\u00a0hung\u00a0it\u00a0up,\u00a0and\u00a0slipped\u00a0into\u00a0her\u00a0white\u00a0one.\u00a0She\u00a0was\u00a0always\u00a0early\u00a0and\u00a0rarely\u00a0kept\u00a0her\u00a0patients\u00a0waiting.\u00a0They\u00a0appreciated\u00a0that.<\/p>\n
During\u00a0lunch\u00a0break,\u00a0Sydney\u00a0had\u00a0no\u00a0interest\u00a0in\u00a0the\u00a0canteen.\u00a0She\u00a0sat\u00a0scrolling\u00a0through\u00a0delivery\u00a0apps\u00a0when\u00a0a\u00a0knock\u00a0sounded\u00a0at\u00a0her\u00a0door.\u00a0She\u00a0looked\u00a0up.<\/p>\n
Marcus\u00a0stepped\u00a0in\u00a0with\u00a0a\u00a0thermal\u00a0container.\u00a0He\u00a0shut\u00a0the\u00a0door\u00a0and\u00a0gave\u00a0her\u00a0a\u00a0long\u00a0look.\u00a0\u201cYou\u00a0okay?\u00a0I\u00a0heard\u00a0Penelope\u00a0gave\u00a0you\u00a0a\u00a0hard\u00a0time\u00a0this\u00a0morning.\u201d<\/p>\n
Sydney\u00a0smiled.\u00a0\u201cAre\u00a0you\u00a0sure\u00a0that\u2019s\u00a0what\u00a0you\u00a0heard?\u201d<\/p>\n
Lucia Morh is a passionate storyteller who brings emotions to life through her words. When she\u2019s not writing, she finds peace nurturing her garden.<\/p>\n
When The Ocean Learned My Name and Whispered It Back to You by Aurelia Novel 61 Chapter\u00a061 Chapter\u00a061 +15\u00a0BONUS Nancy\u00a0was\u00a0fast\u00a0asleep\u00a0when\u00a0a\u00a0sudden\u00a0pounding\u00a0on\u00a0the\u00a0door\u00a0jolted\u00a0her\u00a0awake.\u00a0She\u00a0opened\u00a0it\u00a0to\u00a0find\u00a0Caleb\u00a0standing\u00a0there,\u00a0his\u00a0expression\u00a0stormy\u00a0Her\u00a0body\u00a0tensed. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[40],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-22044","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-when-love-is-gone-novel"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22044","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=22044"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22044\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22044"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22044"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22044"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}