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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

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

wasn't the type

his bookshelf. She had

to pass the time, but her gaze

of Antique Porcelain', so you're

both museum- quality treasures and lesser-known cultural relics that had

else had been willing to share stories about those antique porcelains. The text in this book had become

porcelain carries the weight of civilization and history.

hard

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

porcelains. Her fingers brushed the slightly curled pages of the book, wondering how many times Hugh

into a part of his past, one few people knew about. No one would ever guess that the cold and aloof Hugh had such a deep appreciation for

in front of the bookshelf was too narrow. He positioned himself behind

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

for anyone to replicate such craftsmanship," Serena replied. "But I've heard that a

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