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

Depths

floor, adding to

legs… feel weak

knows how long. Maggie had to try

this continued, she might suffocate from lack of oxygen and

chuckled lightly, whispering. “Want me to hold

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

gotten much done, but most of the time had already

how the video recording

guy is really

retreating figure with a hint of amusement in his eyes, grabbed the

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

captivated

the wide floor–to–ceiling windows, there were lush green trees, with distant mountain peaks visible and the occasional trickle of a

while warm sunlight bathed the room in

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

from her fingertips, momentarily

a girl in a pleated

the trees, scattering dappled patterns on the

fleeting glances and

the carefree yet spirited youth

dunk, while the

love note, and a

The Depths

awkwardly tugging at his

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

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

and girl parted ways after their college entrance exams. The unspoken truths behind the

the lingering regrets, the memories remained

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.

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

profoundly

to come back to reality, and she glanced at the man beside her, unable to hold back

Nathael said, his

two words still felt like a sharp blow

a frozen layer had shattered,