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Chapter 108 Have We Met Before?

"Honey."

"Yes?" Alistair responded sleepily.

"I want you to be honest with me, okay? Don't worry, I won't be upset-did you

ever look down on me before? You know, think

less of me?"

"Look down on you? Why would I ever do that?"

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"Because back then, in your mind, I was a woman who had already had a child."

Alistair was bewildered by her question.

Could someone as remarkable as Caroline truly worry about being judged by others?

He was unaware that Caroline was specifically concerned about his judgment.

Based on her observations, Alistair never seemed to look down on

her at all.

But she needed to hear him express it in his own words.

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Chapter 108 Have We Met Before?

Alistair turned over, sat up on the bed, and pulled Caroline onto

his lap, wrapping his arms around her protectively. "You know,

I have often contemplated the same question... have you ever regarded me with disdain?"

Caroline blurted out, "How could I possibly look down on someone as wonderful as you?!"

Alistair asked, "What's so wonderful about me?"

Caroline hesitated for a moment. "Everything about you is

wonderful."

this point, Alistair asked

call me Caroline

should I

of course! Calling me

He sensed Caroline was changing the subject,

smoothly, lowering his gaze. "Now can you answer my

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changed the subject, the

had given Caroline time to

about her past. "What makes you think

we first met, I

secretly surprised. Alistair's perception

a sense of familiarity, which had led her to trust him in a way that

saw you," Caroline responded, half— truthfully. “Maybe

"When you proposed our marriage contract, besides Eloise accepting me, did it have anything to do with you feeling like

a soft sound

та

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that your trust in me might actually come from that

tilted her

neck, blinking her beautiful eyes as she studied

you suggesting that this person was special to me and that you've benefited from his influence on

Alistair nodded glumly.

didn't see any

explanation could there be for

and fear of loss, terrified

a dream.

Alistair is the one I love. I want to spend this lifetime with him and make promises for the next life and the life after that. So

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matter who I met before who looked like you. You're not allowed to

be the sweetest words

you," he said, but these three simple words felt

breakfast and it was already approaching noon, he

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into his arms and went to the kitchen together. "The

connected directly to the

the rich, distinctive aroma of chicken

slept until noon and missed breakfast, so the enticing smell immediately awakened her

had never really held any particular food in special

one exception, perhaps it would be the

Have

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