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.

she reciprocated his passionate kiss, her

Depths of My

hues on the peach–coloured wooden floor, adding to the room’s allure.

feel weak

knows how long. Maggie had to try to

suffocate from lack of oxygen

lightly, whispering. “Want

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

done, but most of the time had already passed.

still weren’t sure how the video

is

of amusement in his

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

completely captivated

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

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

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

notes flowed from her fingertips, momentarily

man in a white shirt and a girl in a pleated skirt walked together with books in hand.

streamed through the trees, scattering dappled patterns on the ground.

in their interaction. There were fleeting glances and shy smiles

eyes, envisioning the carefree yet spirited youth

played basketball, going for a dunk, while the girl stood awkwardly holding a bottle of

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

The Depths of

awkwardly tugging

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

scent 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 garden.

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

the memories

only knew how to capture her in the best

of melancholy and regret lingered in

yet profoundly resonant.

reality, and she glanced at the man beside her, unable to hold back her words. “Your first love…”

said, his voice heavy.

was left speechless. Despite her prior suspicions, hearing those two words still felt like a sharp blow to

if a frozen layer had shattered, emotions rushed