Bye-Bye Jerk, Hello Mr. Right by Rosie Steppe

Chapter 921

“Should we drink a little today?” Lena asked.

Nate nodded. “Let’s have a drink.”

They warmed a bottle of wine and ordered a few small dishes. Neither of them spoke, simply sitting quietly, gazing out at the river and the occasional boats passing by.

“Lena,” Nate called her softly.

Lena turned to look at him. The warm yellow light above cast a gentle glow on his nose, brows, and lips. His gold–rimmed glasses exuded elegance, and the texture of his shirt spoke of refined taste.

Even after their breakup, Lena had to admit that Nate was precisely her type.

In all her life, among all the men she had met, only Aaron and Nate could truly be called attractive in her eyes. Even Hayden and Jace were merely “not bad.” It wasn’t that her standards were excessively high–it was simply that if someone didn’t resonate with her, no matter how perfect they were, she wouldn’t care for them.

“Thank you,” Nate said softly.

Lena was momentarily stunned, assuming he was referring to their work. She smiled faintly. Let’s not talk about work today.”

“My thanks have nothing to do with work,” Nate said, his deep, earnest gaze meeting hers through his glasses.

face, untouched by heavy makeup, retained a natural

to have dinner with me tonight. And… for being a part of

moment, though she didn’t feel uncomfortable. After all, their shared history was undeniable.

this dinner to find

she had secretly loved and admired him. That crush had blossomed,

gaze darkened slightly, understanding her meaning. She was telling him, in her gentle

so, he wanted to make one last effort. Some things, he knew, needed to be heard from her own lips before he could truly let

don’t want to just exist in your youth. I want… to be part of

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picking up

confession. She smiled gently. “But you are. As long as I’m alive, you’ll always be a part of my

meant Nate started to

loved you very,

anymore. I’m a one–way street, and I only move forward. Once something

I