Game Over No Second Chances

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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."

Serena couldn't help

in high school, a limited edition prize from a

couldn't help but wonder how it ended up in Hugh's hands, only for him to claim it was just something

type to pry into such

by touching his bookshelf. She had no intention

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

Light of Antique Porcelain', so you're also

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

passed, no one else had been willing to share stories

of civilization and history. Each intricate design tells the

is hard

antique porcelains hold the value that transcends time. I didn't 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 a musem because of

relaxed as she began talking about porcelains. Her fingers brushed the slightly curled pages of the book, wondering how many times Hugh had turned those

into a part of his past, one few people knew about. No one would ever

over to stand beside her, as the space in front of the bookshelf was too narrow. He positioned himself behind her, his long arm almost enveloping her as

seeing it at a museum once, and I was amazed at the craftsmanship of the ancient artisans," he

it's rare for anyone to replicate such craftsmanship," Serena replied. "But I've heard that a potter abroad is