Let’s start all over again,shall we?

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

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heart skipped a beat, feeling like it was squeezed tight,

“Tired? Why not

where Maggie

sit for a bit,” Maggie said, then fell silent again,

hand and asked gently, “Hungry? I can have

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

spoke to him so formally, or maybe her expression was

at her.

long, deep–set eyes were intense and mysterious, both

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

stuck in her

finally came out, there was no sense of relief. Instead, they brought

was like stepping into the depths of winter, with dark clouds looming

as if she was forcing herself not to retreat.

matters, she needed to keep a serious tone. She couldn’t afford to falter at the start.

dimmed, his black pupils resembling cold obsidian

her emotions as if there was already a vast distance between them, yet he maintained his calm demeanour,

do you mean?” Nathael’s thin lips parted slightly as he spoke, his

gentler he seemed, the more

like the calm before a storm, as

throat tightened as she looked at him and said slowly, “Remember when you asked if I still

those dreams?

staved quiet,

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

words came out slowly, each one feeling like a

breakup out of the blue wasn’t enough

dream was the perfect excuse.

approach it a

need some time:

clear my head, okay?” Maggie looked at

only asking. “Anything

stayed quiet for a moment before

ended up 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 we were both in

couldn’t help but marvel at her ability to fabricate

that what she was saying would resonate with him the most.