After a couple of minutes, Alanna felt better, she even felt moved by Nick. On the surface he was a gruff, carefree man who seemed to be heartless, but in reality he was a normal man. Since they had reconciled abroad, Nick had shown a great change in him. At that moment, however, Alanna could only ramble on, unable to control herself. Did he love her, or were there other reasons for Nick to care about her like this? Alanna didn't even know what to think, after all, Lucas and others had said so many things that made her doubt her own intuitions. After so much thinking, Alanna realized something. Nick had never mentioned that scar on her belly that Camelle and Lucas used to remind her of. Besides, he didn't criticize her like everyone had once done. But then, why had he rejected