The Last Time I Cried Your Name novel Chapter 378

After Laura finished talking, the basement went so still you could hear a pin drop. Not even a hint of a breath lingered in the air.

It felt like the whole world had stopped.

Franco stood halfway up the stairs, the single overhead light stretching his shadow tall along the wall, trailing off into the darkness. Ash from his cigarette fluttered down, leaving the glowing ember exposed. He didn’t show a single emotion, just held the cigarette between two fingers and flicked it against the stair rail. Sparks flashed, sharp and angry in the gloom.

Laura’s eyes stung at the sight. She narrowed them, pressing her lips together, searching Franco’s face, desperate to catch even a flicker of his feelings. But Franco was always unreadable, his thoughts too deep to reach. He’d always been impossible to figure out. Now more than ever, he gave away nothing at all.

“Franco, are you hesitating?”

If Franco actually cared about someone, that person must mean the world to him. Besides the late Adelaide, it could only be Petty. But Petty was perfectly fine. Laura racked her brain, but couldn’t imagine anyone else who mattered to him this much. Still, she knew one thing for sure. Whoever needed her blood or something even deeper… that person was absolutely crucial to Franco.

“Franco, this isn’t hard for you. There’s so much bad blood between you and Petty. You two could never end up together.” She looked straight at him, not blinking. “But I’m not disabled. I could marry you without hiding.”

Franco finally cut her off. His cool, almost icy gaze bore straight through her. “And how do I know you really have the antidote?”

Love burned bright in Laura’s eyes. “I couldn’t bear to let you go, Franco. How could I possibly end my own life? I have the antidote. I swear.”

Death didn’t scare Laura. Her body barely registered pain; it was like she’d turned numb to it years ago. She was like a snake, cold and cunning. She’d spent years pretending to be wheelchair-bound, could shoot herself without blinking, could poison herself without flinching. Killing never gave her pause. Her cruelty had no limits.

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