Denise was shocked to see how nervous Luna felt for her, and tears slowly welled up in her eyes.
She did not expect the person who cared for her the most at this time…was actually Luna.
After she discovered the Hughes family's true colors, she thought that no one else would care or worry for her anymore apart from her brother. Frankly speaking, she was prepared for the worst when she decided to come.
She knew better than anyone else what awaited her upon seeing Thomas and Yannie.
Nonetheless, she did not want to escape anymore. If Thomas could kill her, it would be the best ending for her. She had helped Gwen to get what she wanted, and she believed Gwen would keep her promise and not bother Steven anymore.
Therefore…all that was left to do was to give Riley back to Thomas and Yannie together with Sean. She desired nothing else in life.
Her birth itself was a joke. She thought she was the princess of the Hughes family while all along, she was kept from the fact that she was adopted.
In the end, she was just a tool for her adoptive parents to atone for their sins when she was just a child. Once she grew up, she became her adoptive parents' tool to fawn over the Howard family and Tina.
On the surface, Tina was her godmother. Denise thought Tina cared for her and wanted the best for her, but…Tina merely wanted to use Denise because of her beauty. She wanted Denise to seduce and brainwash Thomas with Denise's virgin self to make Thomas their puppet.
Even if Denise already had sex with Thomas, her support had fallen. There was no meaning to her existence anymore.
Thus, it surprised her that Luna would care about her when she had given up on herself and had caused so much trouble to her.
She bit her lip and looked deep into Luna's eyes before a feeble smile appeared on her face. "It's not that I don't want to live anymore…but I know very well that there's no place for me to hide."
Even if she could hide, she could not possibly do so for the rest of her life. Thomas had great influence and power in this city, especially when Senior Howard was dead and Tina and Dan were in jail. An insignificant person like her would never be Thomas' match.
Hence, there was no place for her to hide. Since she had to face reality sooner or later, why not face it? At least she would not have to live in fear anymore.
Luna was startled when she saw Denise's despair-filled eyes and was speechless for a good while.
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