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Maybe being beautiful on my own wasn’t such a bad thing after all.

After dinner, the bodyguard drove Yvonne and me home.

Halfway there, my phone rang.

It was Nathan.

“Victoria, are you still coming over tonight?” Nathan asked.

I paused, almost forgetting about it. “Is it convenient for you? If it is, I’ll come over.”

Nathan chuckled. “Convenient? You can come over whenever you want.”

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Thinking about him and that young woman, I figured if Nathan really wanted to start something with someone else, I should just go off the radar and stay out of his life.

Still, I had the bodyguard drive me over to Nathan’s place. He was getting his stitches out at the hospital tomorrow, and I still felt responsible for taking care of him.

As I stepped out of the car, a chill hit me.

I wrapped my coat tighter around me and walked through the gate.

Nathan came out of the living room and stood by the door, waiting for me.

I asked the bodyguard to take Yvonne back to Sally’s place.

I shot Nathan a meaningful glance, my eyes lingering on him with unspoken questions.

I almost blurted out something about his plans tonight, but held back—didn’t want to look like I was nosing into his private life.

I’ll just do what I came here

I made breakfast. After we finished eating, I drove Nathan to the hospital so he could get his

healed nicely, but when I saw the scar, my heart twisted with guilt and

the hospital, I asked if he needed to go anywhere else. Nathan said

an excuse about having lunch with Melissa, so I didn’t go with

brought up Melissa, Nathan gave a helpless sigh. “Apparently

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just won’t let him marry

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really about two families coming together.

smiled. “When it comes to marriage, you really have to consider the character of the other person’s family. It’s definitely

get what makes you so magnetic–it’s because you grew up in

“Kind of, yeah. My parents have always been

“That’s why being with you just

do you mean

you feels like a breath of fresh air. You have your own opinions, you don’t just go along with the crowd,

a small laugh. “Really? I

captivating. Victoria, I don’t know why, but for someone our age, you already have this kind of resilience that usually comes much later. Is it the scars from your

paused, feeling a little

marriage either. I’m afraid I can’t give someone the sense of security

hesitated for a moment. “Kind people always think about others, but selfish people seem to have it easier

our conversation ended, we’d already arrived

take care, and asked if I’d have dinner with

give him a definite

morning. I got a message

mater came from the Jennings Foundation, which is part

of the

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