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.

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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.

to get her brother to help with it later. She doubted she’d ever

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then, the door swung open.

like it was squeezed tight, trembling with nerves.

serious. “Tired? Why not

had a lounge area where Maggie

back’s killing me from lying down, I’ll just sit for a bit,”

papers in his hand and asked gently, “Hungry? I can

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

him so formally, or maybe her expression was just too

at her.

chest. His long,

throat tighten, but she tried to keep herself looking composed as she spoke slowly, “I think we need some time

words felt stuck

came out, there was no sense

like stepping into the depths of winter,

up slightly as

couldn’t afford to falter at the start. Otherwise, how could they

visibly dimmed, his

any hint of her emotions as if there was already a vast

his voice still

the

a storm, as if

and said slowly, “Remember

those dreams?

quiet, patiently

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for someone else, and dealing with your feelings… made it even harder for me.

words came out slowly, each one feeling like a stab in her own

asking for a breakup out of the blue

the perfect excuse.

Maggie planned to approach it a bit more

some time:

clear my head, okay?”

reply, only asking. “Anything else

stayed quiet for a moment before speaking softly,

to let me go.

help but marvel at her ability to

down that what she was saying would resonate

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