Return Of The Heiress For Revenge - Chapter 434

Chapter 434: Bond They Shared!
“You are late!” Alex teased as Nora came running from the other side. But looking at her pale face covered in sweat he frowned. “Did something happen?” He did not know the details but his mother had told him that Nora was suffering from depression. Even though she did not know the details, she could feel it.

She had warned Alex to not disturb Nora if she did not reply to him. Therefore he had kept his distance when she did not respond to him.

Nora sighed. She waved at him to follow her and went to his car.

“This is mine!” he raised a brow when she opened the door and sat on the passenger seat. He did open the lock for her when she held the door though.

“Hmm!” she raised a brow in confusion. “You wanted to steal someone else’s car to go home?” Alex shook his head with a helpless smile on his face. What was he thinking! This girl was always like that!

He went to the driver’s seat and started the car.

“Where are we going?” Nora watched him. His eyes had so many dark circles and looked exhausted as if he had not slept well for a long time.

His face looked sunken and his hair. He turned to look at her and their eyes met.

“Nora..”

“You look sick, Alex. When was the last time you slept.” Alex sighed and leaned on his seat as he stared at the road in front of him.

“Life had been hard, Nora. giving up is hard… the craving did not go but i am struggling.” her heart wept for him. She did not help him in time. If she had been bolder, she could have caught him earlier.

“But thanks to you I survived. My mother had already expected the worst. But now, she was relieved that I am fighting. Doctors are sure if i survive the next three months, i will be a new leaf.” he smiled softly as if compensating for the gloomy look in his eyes.

Nora nodded with a sigh.

“I am proud of you Alex. You have changed your fate.” you could have died. This was much better. Alex did not believe her words. But he did not comment on it.

Shaking his head, he started the car. Nora looked outside and chuckled.

“Alric and I do not live at the hospital anymore. We have brought a new house since we are..” she paused and then looked at him until she had his undivided attention. “Alex, Alric and I will get married soon.” she noticed his hand tightening around the steering wheel.

His eyes lost focus for a second before his body relaxed again and he nodded.

“Yes, i know.” he forced a smile, “mother told me about it.”

“Alex.. I do not want to lose you as a friend.” her voice was barely above a whisper but Alex heard her well in the closed car.

He did not reply. Alex had lived a tormented life because of Alric. Though in the back of his mind knew that it was his father’s mistake not Alric’s but he could not forgive Alric. Alric had snatched his family, his happiness and his parents’ love. “I hope we will stay friends after I marry Alric.”

“Why him?” Alex knew that he did not have the right to ask this question but his mind was losing the fight. “Even Victor was better than him.” he hissed as he turned the car with a jerk.

Nora closed her eyes. The conversation she had shared with Victor in the class flashed in her mind but she pushed it away. She still had time to deal with that man.

She looked at Alex with a sigh. Her eyes dimmed.

“We do not have control over our father. We never knew who would come in our life. I never thought I would end up with Alric. But he is a kind man. He always cared for me and Ava.

He had hired me to take care of you too Alex. he was worried that you would be hurt. You do not blame me then why do you blame him? He is your brother.” she urged the last words softly as if she was pleading.

“He is my father’s son, Nora. he is not my brother. My mother did not birth him. But… I will keep my distance from him and in future, if he takes over my father’s business, I will not fight him.” Nora sighed and shook her head. She looked disappointed for a second but her expressions changed and a bright smile appeared on her lips.

“It did not matter. Money and business! I will not meddle in it. What I want is.. That we are family now. You are going to be my brother in law. So next time, if you take me for racing, you will make sure that i’m fine before increasing the speed. And…” she leaned as if she was going to share a secret.

“When you drink, offer me a sip too. Alric did not let me drink.” Alex shook his head but his expressions softened. She did not press him to meet Alric or let go of his hatred for him.

Alex knew that Alric had helped him. And if not for him, he would have died. But he could not let go of the hatred he had developed in the past decade.

“Did you see Lucy? She had changed completely. And Grace? She is going to give me a good competition. And you know…” his expressions softly softened as he heard her sharing words. Like they travelled a year ago when she had approached him.

It was hard to forget that she had lied to him from the start. But those feelings, that comfort is not a lie. Or she would not have been here. He was afraid that their friendship was an illusion just like his other friends who had left him to die.

“You know… Emily even confessed that she had a crush on you.”