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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.

what I came here

morning, I made breakfast. After we finished eating, I drove

wound had healed nicely, but when I saw

anywhere else. Nathan said he

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

sigh. “Apparently Zachary and Melissa broke

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really about two families coming together. Dating, though, is just between two

the character of the other

“I think I finally get what makes you so magnetic–it’s

yeah. My parents have always been really

why being with you just feels so

curious. “What do you mean by

You’re gentle, and being around you feels like a breath of fresh air. You have your

laugh. “Really?

women, and honestly, even if they had just a bit of your grace, they’d be really 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

a little

sighed. “Sometimes, I don’t dare step into marriage either. I’m afraid I can’t give someone the sense

to have it easier in life. Honestly, I don’t know which is the

the time our conversation ended, we’d

out, told me to take care, and asked if I’d have dinner with

give him a definite

morning. I got a message

The donation to your alma mater came from the Jennings Foundation, which is part of

out of the blue, leaving me reeling for a long

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