Chapter 3970
Without uttering a word, Dylan retrieved a pack of cigarettes from the glove box with quiet deliberation.
However, his hands trembled too violently to light up a cigarette.
With a change of heart, he abandoned the attempt and got out of the car.
Gina contemplated following suit, but before she could act, Dylan turned around and spoke in a stern voice.
“Stay in the car!”
He didn’t want Gina to enter the place.
The apartment held memories of Olivia, and he wasn’t willing to let anyone else intrude upon them.
Five minutes later, Dylan emerged from the elevator.
The doorway appeared just as he remembered.
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True to habit, the spare key lay hidden beneath the doormat, a precaution for Olivia’s forgetfulness.
He had ensured a spare key was available for her use in case she misplaced the original.
Using the spare key, Dylan unlocked the door.
Upon entering, his eyes immediately fell upon the wooden rocking horse.
It had taken him an entire week to craft it and another night to meticulously paint the entire piece.
But now it sat there quietly, abandoned by its owner.
Taking a seat on the sofa, Dylan surveyed the unchanged surroundings.
Although Olivia had taken away all her things as well as Leyla’s, he could still smell their scents.
Looking at the wooden rocking horse, Dylan recalled the bittersweet moment when Leyla had called him Daddy.
It had been a dream come true for him.
But now he had no option but to relinquish that dream.
A thought crossed his mind: perhaps Olivia would reconcile with Raphael.
If so, Leyla would live with her biological father.
In the darkness, tears streamed down Dylan’s face, though he seemed indifferent to them.
He sat quietly, reminiscing about the old days spent with Olivia.
At that moment, Gina cautiously pushed the door open, concerned for Dylan.
However, as soon as the door creaked open, something flew in her direction, narrowly missing her, followed by Dylan’s low, fierce roar.
“Get out!”
Stunned, Gina couldn’t believe this was Dylan, who had never displayed such rudeness before.
“What’s gotten into you, Dylan?”
Her eyes brimmed with tears.
Dylan used to always comfort her whenever she cried.
But this time, he seemed like a different person, yelling angrily, “Get away from me! Can’t you hear?”
In the end, Gina fled in tears.