Upstairs

Jason was taking lunch with Sophia; he meticulously deboned a piece of salmon for her, aware of her fondness for the delicate flesh near the tail. He placed the tender meat onto a small plate, “You know, with your cold, you really shouldn’t be having fish. Just have a little to satisfy the craving.”

“Alright,” Sophia nodded obediently.

She never ate chicken skin, so Jason carefully stripped the skin and placed them in her bowl, cautioning, “Watch out for the bones.”

Sophia had grown accustomed to Jason’s care, and accepted it as something natural. After finishing her meal, she took the napkin he offered to wipe her hands and sighed, “I wish Robin would be this thoughtful.”

Jason paused, his gaze dropping before he responded quietly, “All the care in the world doesn’t seem to matter to you in front of him. Isn’t it his ambition and drive that you really love?”

He knew the answer, and yet he couldn’t help but be kind to her.

With a wistful smile, Sophia said, “Who says it doesn’t matter? I appreciate the kindness you, Estelle, and everyone else shows me. Love is precious, sure, but I treasure friendship and family affection just as much.”

her, his eyes earnest behind his glasses, “Aside

the first time I realized

it. Sophomore year, during a charity event. You saw how he was ostracized by some people, and how he generously donated money for books

known of him before that. Robin was academically gifted and often recognized at school assemblies, so she

envious, so they teamed up to sideline him. But he didn’t care; he just focused on doing his own

laughed, “From that time I’ve

and unreadable, “And after you got together, did you feel

anyone else. Being with Robin, I realized he wasn’t quite the person I had imagined. For instance, I don’t always agree with his business tactics, but he says that’s how everyone

out to Estelle for help. I didn’t want to, but I was afraid he’d think I wasn’t supporting

we’re dating. Sometimes, when we finally have time for a date, he spends the

ki*ses felt distracted to

“I know his career is at the rising state, and that’s what I admired most about him. So, I tell myself to be understanding and not to

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