Chapter 330

After Curtis soothed her for a while, Leanne’s sudden surge of emotions gradually subsided.

Curtis kissed her brows, traced her nose, and landed softly on the corner of her lips. Pausing for a moment, he moved slightly and kissed her fully.

Their soft lips met, and after just a brief moment, Leanne made a slight motion to pull away.

Curtis backed off without insisting.

He knew that like the melting of a glacier, it would take time for her to accept him. He was content with even the slightest acceptance.

He was dying to kiss her, but he restrained himself. “I’ll give you all the time you need, okay?”

At that moment, Leanne felt as though she was standing on the edge of a cliff, with Curtis on the other side, reaching out to her.

Jumping could mean reaching a victorious shore or facing another catastrophic fall.

She was a realist, preferring to take steady, controlled steps, keeping things within her grasp.

Risk-taking was not her forte. Yet, there was a fire inside her, a fire that once left her scarred and covered by floods and snow, painstakingly peeled off her heart by he efforts.

But it was a fire that would not die, not completely uprooted. As winter passed ar gentle winds of spring blew, it flickered alive again.

her unending love for

looked directly at him, her

end up rejecting

yourself. How can you be so sure that

you wait?” Leanne asked, changing

only twenty-eight now. A troublemaker like me ought to live to ninety-nine. Waiting another seventy years for you wouldn’t be a problem. The slight

go ahead

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again, pulling her head into his chest and ruffling her hair. “Leanne,

home, there were no

hands, Leanne saw Joy pouring beer into the cat’s water bowl and

No time like the present, so today we’ll make it official. Welcome to the

and the absurdity of it left her speechless, wondering if

crawfish. “Can

you crazy?” Joy retorted, despite being the one who had just treated a cat to beer. “Believe it or not,

a can of cat food while the others snacked on seeds and recounted the events of the past few days.

patted her chest. “Thank goodness

Joy grudgingly

had secretly witnessed, acting as if no

Selina being a freelancer, Joy flexible hours at the advertising agency, and only Leanne needing to

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