Chapter88: Reason 2

Velia arrived at the right moment. She hurried over to Harry, helping him sit on the edge of the bed in a panic. “Are you okay, Harry? Are you hurt?” Velia examined Harry's body to find any injuries. But Harry pulled his hand away from Velia. A stifled sound escaped Velia's throat. Surprised, she did not expect Harry to react like this. “Har—” Harry looked at Velia with bloodshot eyes, cutting off her words quickly. “You and Lucas.” “H-Harry.” “All this time, you've been with him?” Velia was speechless. The accusatory tone in the question left her tongue-tied. Harry closed his eyes dramatically, hiding the pain that immediately surfaced. The glimmer of hope that he was wrong vanished. Velia answered honestly through her expression. She presented the truth that Harry desperately wanted to reject. “For seven years,” Harry winced in pain. Hurt and heat competed to tighten his chest. “It was all in vain, wasn't it?” Harry's unstable mental state was shaken. His sanity wavered, and he tried