Chapter 221



Lucas lowered his gaze. "Chloe, what happened between Linda and me was a mistake, and it's over now."

He looked up at Chloe again. "But there's something deeper between us. We've grown up together, and twenty years of shared memories aren't something you can just walk away from."

Chloe frowned slightly.

Observing her expression, Lucas cautiously continued, "I'm not asking for much, not even for us to get back together. I just want to be friends, even just acquaintances. That would be enough for me."

There was no significant emotion in Chloe's eyes.

"Forget it.

"We've known each other for over twenty years. I'd rather keep some of those good memories in my heart.

"I don't want to wait until even the memories of our childhood are exhausted, ending up with both of us resenting each other."

to hate each

incredibly beautiful, like the brightest stars in the night sky, now

his breath hitch. Why

what you're thinking. I was the one unwilling to let go before, but I'm tired of this tug-of-war and the games. I won't

would agree. After all, he was so humble, and

and she saw right through his delaying

away immediately. The window rolled down slowly, but she didn't look at Lucas. Calmly, she said, "Maybe when you let go

Then, Chloe drove off.

her car's disappearing figure, his eyes dimming. If she knew what

had

never let

elevated roads, unaware that a car

had been

in tailing. Whenever Chloe seemed suspicious, he would seamlessly blend into

the man

observant. She

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