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.

pull away, closing her eyes as she reciprocated his passionate kiss, her cheeks

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on the peach–coloured wooden floor, adding to the

legs… feel

who knows how long. Maggie had to try to push

this continued, she might suffocate from lack of

whispering. “Want

again. Without looking back, she hurriedly ran to the sofa in the living room, leaving behind only one sentence. “No need! Hurry up and

but most of the time

still weren’t sure how

is really

figure with a hint of amusement in his eyes, grabbed the camera, and followed after her.

a video together. The footage was stunningly captured,

engrossed, completely captivated by what

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

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

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

from her fingertips, momentarily evoking the atmosphere

white shirt and a girl in a pleated

trees, scattering dappled patterns

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

yet spirited youth of the boy

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

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

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on the bicycle, awkwardly tugging at his

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

of gardenias, the essence of sunlight, grass, and dew, the rustling of leaves on campus, and the lazy sunbathing white cat behind the playground in the

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

regrets, the memories

Nathael had done an excellent job. It seemed he not only knew how to capture her in the best

and regret lingered in the air, the

profoundly resonant.

moment to come back to reality, and she glanced at

you,” Nathael said, his voice heavy.

Despite her prior suspicions, hearing those two words still felt like a sharp

a frozen layer had shattered, emotions