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."

couldn't help but doubt his

bookmark was something she had treasured in high school, a limited edition prize

ended up in Hugh's hands, only for him to claim it was just something bought on the side

she wasn't the type to pry into such

a line by touching his bookshelf. She had no intention of

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

so

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

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

of civilization and history. Each

is hard

realize you liked this ceralean porcelain too. When I first got this book,

the slightly curled pages of the book, wondering how many times Hugh

of his past, one few people knew about. No one would ever guess that

too narrow. He positioned himself behind

another one. I remember seeing it at a museum once, and

to replicate such craftsmanship," Serena replied. "But