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.

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

The Depths

peach–coloured wooden floor, adding

feel

long. Maggie had to try to

if this continued, she might suffocate

whispering. “Want me to hold

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

done, but most

how the video recording

is

of amusement in his eyes,

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

engrossed, completely captivated

windows, there were lush green trees, with distant mountain peaks visible and the

gently rustled the white curtains, while warm sunlight bathed

dress looked graceful, her delicate

from her fingertips, momentarily evoking the atmosphere of a green

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

trees, scattering dappled patterns on

laughed and chatted, their youthfulness evident in their interaction. There were fleeting glances

closed her eyes, envisioning the carefree yet spirited youth of

boy sweating as he played basketball, going for a dunk, while the girl

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

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the bicycle, awkwardly tugging at his shirt, while

of urgency buried in the sea of books and moments of contentment as they gathered

grass, and dew, the rustling of

girl parted ways after their college entrance exams. The

the memories

watched with earnest attention, unable to deny that Nathael had done an excellent job. It seemed he not only knew how to capture her in the best light but also understood the exact emotions she longed for.

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

yet profoundly resonant.

to reality, and she glanced at

you,” Nathael said, his

Despite her prior suspicions, hearing those two words still felt

had