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Chapter 24

Serena was momentarily stunned. She hadn't realized when Hugh bust entered the room.

He took the poetry book from her hands and returned it to the bookshelf, aflicker of complicated emotion passing through his eyes. She couldn't quite understand what it meant

She felt as it she had somehow trespassed into his personal space with how curious she had been.

"sorry, I shouldn't have touched your book," she said

"It's fine," he replied.

He had told her to treat this place as it it were her own room. It wasn't an offense, but it wasn't the right moment to reveal the truth to her.

Hugh's fingers unconsciously tightened, and he awkwardly adjusted his sleeve.

Seeing that his expression remained neutral, without signs of anger, Serena breathed a sigh of relief. She then leaned in to ask, "The bookmark inside the book is beautiful."

He replied casually, "It's something I bought by the side of the toad."

help but

in high school, a

but wonder how it ended up in Hugh's hands, only for him to claim it

the type

line by touching his bookshelf. She had no intention of prying further. Perhaps it was

something else to do to pass the time, but her gaze caught a book placed

of Antique Porcelain', so you're also mterested in

pieces. It included both museum- quality treasures and lesser-known cultural relics

no one else had been willing to share stories about those antique porcelains. The text in this book had become her comfort

to the book. "Fragile porcelain carries the weight of civilization and

is hard not to

realize you liked this ceralean porcelain too. When I first got this book, 1. couldn't help but keep flipping to this page. I even traveled across the state to visit

as she began talking about porcelains. Her fingers brushed the slightly curled pages of

few people knew about. No one would ever guess that the cold and aloof Hugh had such a deep appreciation for porcelain or had studied it so

the bookshelf was too narrow. He positioned himself behind her, his

and I was amazed at the craftsmanship of the ancient artisans," he

replied. "But I've

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