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.

reciprocated his passionate kiss, her cheeks

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peach–coloured wooden floor, adding to

legs… feel weak

how long. Maggie had to

this continued, she might suffocate

“Want

ears instantly flushed with crimson again. Without looking back, she hurriedly ran to the sofa in the living room, leaving behind only one sentence. “No need! Hurry

but most of the time had already passed.

still weren’t sure how the

is really distracting!

with a hint of amusement in his eyes, grabbed the

video together. The footage was stunningly

captivated

outside the wide floor–to–ceiling windows, there were lush green trees, with distant mountain

gently rustled the white curtains, while warm sunlight bathed the

dress looked graceful, her delicate and fair fingers

flowed from her fingertips, momentarily evoking the

in a white shirt and a girl in a pleated skirt walked together

the trees, scattering

There were fleeting glances and

yet spirited youth

going for a dunk, while the girl stood awkwardly holding a bottle of water nearby.

a love note, and a girl

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awkwardly tugging at his shirt, while he whistled carefree tunes.

and moments of contentment

of sunlight, grass, and dew, the rustling of

ways after their college entrance exams. The

lingering regrets, the memories

attention, unable to deny that Nathael had done an excellent job. It seemed he not only knew how to capture her

of melancholy and regret lingered in

profoundly

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

you,” Nathael said, his

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

frozen layer had shattered, emotions