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Xander glanced at her after he finished speaking. What he meant was evident enough.

Grace tightened her grip on the seatbelt as she calmly asked, "What did you want to tell me? Was it something that could be done with just a call?"

Xander replied, "You only had Luke with you. I was worried that you might have been forced to drink."

Grace asked, "You were the one who introduced Mr. Thorne to me. Don't you know the kind of person he is?"

Xander answered, "He's a gentleman. He wouldn't make it hard for you."

Grace continued, "Then you still-"

"I wanted to see you."

Xander tilted his head and looked at her as he made it clear. "Would you be able to accept this answer?"

Grace was stunned. She was clearly surprised.

She replied, "We just met yesterday."

"Meeting once isn't enough for some people."

Xander glanced over at the rearview mirror and drove out of the city center. He then slowed the car down and stopped by the roadside.

Grace asked, "Why did you stop the car?"

somewhere further down when I came over earlier. They haven't

was only a pack

stop him and said, "This is a mild one. You

just try it." Xander took out a cigarette and held it in his

"Light it

was clear and piercing under

a lighter and lit it up. The flame illuminated both

how to smoke in Coronia. When did

in Pamore. I just learned to smoke

lit his cigarette and tossed the lighter

how she had once been troubled by some people back when she had been married to Benjamin. But none of the Hawkinses had cared about her, not even

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rolled down half of the window and said,

willingly. Even you're blaming me now, Xander." Grace was somewhat

her as he asked, "Have you ever thought what things might have been like if you had never come

though the ending wasn't the best, at

it, even though the Hawkins family and Benjamin

and begged, "Can you stop

regretting it, or do you still have feelings for

the smoke was too strong,

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