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Chapter 643 - Don’t Want Space

Olivia's POV

For several minutes, I remained seated on the bed as I stared at his back turned against me… his breathing steady, like he was asleep.

Feeling heartbroken, I stood up, and with tear-filled eyes, I turned to leave as I walked toward the door.

"Isn't this what you wanted?" Lennox suddenly spoke from behind me, his voice not sounding like someone who was asleep.

I turned back, the tears finally spilling over. "I was wrong. I lashed out because I didn't want to be vulnerable, and you're the only one who makes me feel that way."

"Being vulnerable is a choice," he murmured. "And you chose to be 'Just Olivia.' You can't have it both ways. You can't ask for the freedom of a stranger and then cry when I treat you like one."

I walked back to the bed, dropping to my knees on the floor beside where his head lay. I reached out, my fingers trembling as I brushed a damp strand of hair from his forehead. He didn't flinch, but he didn't lean into it either.

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