Chapter:- 48

John nodded and hoped that when such a day would come, he'd be ready, too – and that Amelia would be ready to hear that the emotional turmoil he went through after coming back still haunted him sometimes.

With the sister in the same room and apparently talking, Ci smiled. Recovering from the awful ordeal would take time but maybe this was a start. "Looks like our plan worked." There was no response and she frowned upon finding her companion staring at some invisible spot dazedly. "Alex?"

Alex blinked rapidly before creating a charming smile. "I'm sorry, Ci. My mind wandered somewhere far away."

Ci was about to ask further but just then they smelled something burning. To their horror they realized that Amelia and John were trying to create a surprise dessert. The ensuing chaos made her forget about the strange incident.

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Amelia and Alex were both quite skilled at avoiding topics they didn't want to talk about. But eventually there's a point at which one simply can't escape the troubli