Chapter 275

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Chapter 275

We were all adults here. Given the conversations we had recently, I understood what his gestures and attentions meant.

I was somewhat at a loss for how to respond.

I had already said what needed to be said on that day.

Frequent refusals could lead to awkwardness and might even jeopardize our friendship.

Jack hesitated slightly. "Charlotte, have I given you any burden?"

I fiddled with my cutlery, and before I could speak, he continued thoughtfully, "I've said before, you don't need to respond to anything. Just consider this as care between friends." "In the future, when you're ready to start a new relationship, we can take it slow," he

added.

My heart warmed.

Had I not experienced the failed marriage with Ryan, or if I were still at an impulsive age, hearing those words might have led me to fall deeply for him.

But now, I... was too afraid.

The cost of becoming emotionally involved was too great.

slowly loosened my grip on the cutlery.

already on the table, I didn't want

stunned expression, I put down my

and I never got divorced? What

Jack gave a helpless smile, the soft light casting a glow on

partly because I heard that your relationship with Ryan

the eyes and said, "Come to think of it, am I being a bit despicable? Always hoping for your divorce, hoping for even the slightest chance

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myself."

be? Before my divorce, you never crossed

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still have the ability to like someone. As of now, Jack, you and Jane are both very important people

good friends," the light

want to deceive

his head to look at me again, still gentle. "Charlotte, how about we set a deadline? For

hesitated for a long time. “Let's go with

the one thing we agreed on was that we didn't

time, only

often happened

should be enough. If not, I didn't want to waste too much of his time. "Alright," Jack agreed cheerfully. "Let's

the hall and suddenly asked, "Charlotte, are you very close with Mr. Smith?" "Not really," I answered honestly, not thinking much of it. "We're not particularly close, but not distant

said, he acted flamboyantly and unpredictably, making it hard for ordinary people to gauge

"Got it."

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