Let’s Star All Over Again, Shall We?

Chapter 389 We Need Some Time Apart

“Yeah.” Nathael replied, not denying it.

A slight curve tugged at the corner of Maggie’s lips, her smile somewhat hard to contain.

Nathael wasn’t sure if what he felt back then could be called love, he just felt like he had started caring about her..

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He found himself keeping tabs on her from time to time, unable to resist the urge to bump into her by chance.

But maybe it had been too long, or perhaps life in the Camerons was great enough that she seemed to have forgotten about him.

And the ones by her side were a guy named Joseph, along with Leo and Sabastian.

Her life was way more interesting than his, and now that he was back at the Harrises‘ residence, he had to make the most of every moment to get stronger fast.

Charlie’s death hit him hard.

Grandpa’s expectations and all the plotting from every direction felt like invisible threats, leaving him no choice but to wade through a world of chaos and danger.

Sometimes, late at night, he just couldn’t help but remember them crammed into that tiny storage r together.

room

In the afternoon, Maggie tagged along with Nathael to the office. But as the sun set, it was like a switch flipped, turning off all her earlier good mood.

She sank into Nathael’s chair, closed her eyes, and rocked back and forth gently.

The phrase “breaking up” danced on her lips, rehearsed countless times.

Yet, it always felt bitter.

Before she could utter a word, Maggie felt the weight of saying something without meaning it, but she kept delaying. She had to go see Iris for treatment.

Maybe, breaking up right now is for the future.

If there was a future.

the only way Maggie could comfort herself, even though she couldn’t shake off the feeling of gloom.

Actually, she deliberately chose to have the conversation at his workplace; she feared that at home, he wouldn’t let her go.

Maggie had it all figured out. She planned to get her brother to

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then, the door

skipped a beat, feeling like it was squeezed tight, trembling with

glanced up. his voice serious. “Tired? Why not crash

had a lounge area where Maggie often lounged around and

killing me from lying down, I’ll just sit for a bit,” Maggie said, then fell silent again, not

in his hand and asked

to think about food. She stood up, looked at him, and said slowly, “Nathael, there’s something I

him so formally, or maybe her expression

at

heart raced in her chest. His long, deep–set

composed as she spoke slowly, “I

felt stuck in her throat.

no sense of relief. Instead, they brought an invisible

like stepping into the depths of winter, with dark clouds looming overhead, making it hard

as if

a serious tone. She couldn’t afford to falter at the start. Otherwise, how could they continue the conversation?

captivating eyes visibly dimmed, his

as if there was already

Nathael’s thin lips parted slightly as he spoke, his voice still gentle, almost like

he seemed, the more unease Maggie felt.

storm, as if chaos

at him and said slowly, “Remember when you asked

those dreams?

quiet, patiently

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“I dreamt that I fell for someone else, and dealing with your feelings… made it

slowly, each one feeling like a stab in

asking for a breakup out of the blue wasn’t enough

the perfect excuse.

it a bit

some time:

to clear my head, okay?” Maggie looked at

asking. “Anything else in

quiet for a moment before speaking softly, “A lot of

resenting each other, you stopped loving me but refused to let me go. You… you drove away the person I later fell in love with, and

couldn’t help but marvel at her ability

down that what she was saying would resonate with

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