Female NovelTatiana changed into the oversized "dress" with excitement, spinning joyfully in front of the mirror. She found more happiness in itthan in wearing any other fancy dresses.
Suddenly, her phone rang, startling her.
She tiptoed to the bedside, took the phone, and saw from the caller ID that it was Lyla. Her heart raced, panic setting in.Eventually, concerned that Lyla was worried about her, she chose to answer the call.
"Taty, why aren't you home? Where did you go?" Lyla sounded very worried.
"I-I'm fine, Mom. I'm doing alright."
"Where are you now?"
am in Solana City with Sean."
Tatiana mustered the courage and said, "I'm not going home, Mom. Sean is upset, so | want to stay with him."The conversation lapsed into silence, making her feel uncomfortable.
After a long while, Lyla asked softly, "Are both of you staying at a hotel or Alyssa's house in Solana City?""No, Sean has a house in Solana City," Tatiana became softer as she spoke. Her face blushed.
"So, | see you've made a decision. Are you prepared?"
Tatiana was dumbfounded. Her eyes fluttered. "Huh?"
"Sean is a good person. You are 22 now, an adult. | know I can't stop you, even if | wanted to."
"Mom, I..."
Lyla let out a long sigh. Her voice was gentle and didn't show a hint of dissatisfaction toward her. She only sounded concerned."Taty, you don't need to explain to me. I've been there before. How would | not understand?
"If you've decided to give yourself to Sean, | won't stop you. But please take the necessary precautions. After all, both of you arenot married yet. Even if you love this man, you have to protect yourself and draw boundaries.novelbin
“But | do know how much Sean loves you. I'm sure he will take good care of you."Tatiana was so moved that tears welled up in her eyes. Her heart raced wildly, and her face blushed with embarrassment.
Tatiana waited in the room for a while. But since Sean didn't come upstairs to find her, she went to look for him instead.
Entering the kitchen, she heard thesound of water boiling. Sean had histall back facing her, standingmotionless by the stove. Despitecalling him twice, there was noresponse. The content is onnoveldrama.org! Read the latestchapter there!
Barefoot, Tatiana ran to him and hugged him from behind. Softly and coyly, she asked, "Sean? What's the matter? Did you zoneout?"
Sean's body shuddered. He frantically wiped the tears at the corner of his eyes, but it was too late. Tatiana saw everything."Sean, y-you're crying?”"I'm fine." Sean lowered his head, avoiding her gaze. A teardrop slid from his jaw into the pot of milk.
Tatiana moved to his side, placingboth hands on his shoulders to makehim look at her. Panicking and achingfor him, she saw his damp face.Tenderly, she caressed his face. Thecontent is on noveldrama.org! Readthe latest chapter there!
"What do you mean you're fine? Your eyes are swollen! What's the matter? Sean, don't hide it from me. Don't scare me!"
Sean felt a heaviness in his chest, apain akin to a dull knife cutting hisheart. "I'm sorry, Taty. You'vesuffered so much today. I'm gettingangry just thinking about it. The more| think about it, the more useless |feel." The content is onnoveldrama.org! Read the latestchapter there!