Chapter 115

(Anastasia's POV)

"I... I'm sorry, Caleb..."

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Yes, I decline to come with him.

As much as I wanted to be with him... But the situation is a huge problem. I can't leave Mom and Alice, I can't leave my Grandfather in this situation. I want to be with Caleb, whereas Mom and Grandfather, accept Caleb as part of the family, accept my decision to be with him, and accept our relationship wholeheartedly.

After that night, Caleb never visit my office again, and it's been a week. It's not that I miss him, I was just disappointed, he had given up that early. I thought he would force me, kidnap me, or take me away from my family.

I sigh as I leaned on the headboard of the mattress, my eyes wandering to the window. The sun was climbing out of the deep well of winter, but it was still brutally cold.

The cold was like that, seeping through my seven layers of clothing, attacking seams and long coats and spots of thin insulation. The exposed skin on my face felt as if it had been touched with lit ci