Let’s start all over again,shall we?

Chapter 203 The Depths of My Affection.

Sensing things were getting awkward, Maggie nervously laughed and corrected herself, “Um… I mean, it’s not like I’m super into it or anything.”

“Oh yeah? So, how not into it, are you?” Nathael advanced step by step while Maggie slowly retreated.

Ugh, I feel like crying.

Am 1, like, setting myself up for trouble?

I could pick any piece of music, but I had to go with ‘First Love

With no way out, Maggie had no choice but to stop and hug him around the waist, trying to please him. “You know you’re my absolute favourite, right? I like you more than anyone else.”

Nathael chuckled softly, gazed at her, and asked, “How much do you adore me?”

Maggie closed her eyes, pondering for a moment.

“I adore you a lot, like, really, really adore you. I’m totally into you.”

Nathael gazed at her intensely, his narrow eyes as dark as ink, like a deep, mysterious ocean, captivating anyone who looked into them.

“Is that it?” His voice was low, sensual, and tempting.

Maggie swallowed nervously, her head starting to ache, trying hard to think of how to turn the situation. around.

Looking up at him with sincerity in her eyes, she said softly, “I love your eyes, your nose, your mouth. It’s like I love everything about you.”

This time, Maggie spoke slowly, her eyes moving from his eyebrows downward, growing more serious with each word. Her cheeks flushed involuntarily.

Her throat tightened as she continued to hold his gaze, saying, “I also love the way you look at me, how your eyes reflect me, and how patiently you listen to me…

Maggie hesitated, took a deep breath, paused again, and then added, “I also love how you hold me.”

As she spoke, Nathael leaned in and gently pressed his lips against hers.

His slender, captivating eyes glistened with depth, like a deep sea, overflowing with restrained emotions, surging like waves.

“Do you realize that some words, once spoken, can’t be taken back?” He murmured softly, visibly touched.

A heart that had once felt like it was buried beneath icy depths now basks in the warmth of the sun, receiving both sunshine and rain, offering both grace and hopeful longing.

her eyes as she reciprocated his passionate kiss, her cheeks still

Depths of

the peach–coloured wooden floor, adding to the

legs… feel

long. Maggie had to

continued, she might suffocate from lack of oxygen and

lightly, whispering. “Want me to

hurriedly ran to the sofa in the living room, leaving behind only one sentence. “No need! Hurry up and

hadn’t gotten much done, but most

they still weren’t sure how the video

guy is really

amusement in his eyes, grabbed the camera, and

watching a video together. The footage was stunningly captured, better than any she had attempted to

became fully engrossed, completely captivated by

lush green trees, with distant mountain peaks visible and the

the white curtains, while warm sunlight bathed the room in its glow.

a young girl in a white dress looked graceful, her delicate and fair fingers dancing on the black and white keys of the piano.

momentarily

a girl in a pleated skirt walked together with books in hand.

trees, scattering dappled patterns on

were fleeting glances and shy smiles exchanged,

carefree yet spirited

the boy sweating as he played basketball, going for a dunk, while the girl stood awkwardly holding a bottle of water nearby.

a boy sending a paper aeroplane with a love note, and a girl finding a few wildflowers on

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sat behind him on the bicycle, awkwardly tugging at his shirt,

moments of contentment

sunlight, grass, and dew, the rustling of leaves on campus, and the

their college entrance exams. The unspoken truths behind the paper–covered window eventually became bittersweet secrets tucked away deep

regrets, the memories

an excellent job. It seemed he not only knew how to capture her

end, a touch of melancholy and regret lingered in the air, the echoes carrying a lingering

yet profoundly

Maggie a moment to come back to reality, and she glanced at the man

said, his voice heavy.

hearing those two words still felt like a sharp

layer had shattered, emotions rushed forth