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.

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

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We Need Some Time

door swung open.

it was squeezed

“Tired? Why not crash on the bed?”

a lounge area where Maggie often lounged around and played games.

killing me from lying down, I’ll just sit for a bit,” Maggie said, then fell silent

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

wasn’t really in the mood to think about food. She stood up, looked at him, and said slowly, “Nathael,

him so formally, or maybe her expression was just too serious

looking at

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

looking composed as she spoke slowly, “I think we need some time

words felt stuck in her throat.

was no sense of relief.

felt colder, and the relaxed atmosphere vanished. It was like stepping into the depths of winter, with dark clouds looming

as if she was forcing herself not

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

once captivating eyes visibly dimmed, his black pupils resembling cold

locked his gaze onto Maggie, intent on catching any hint of her emotions as if

he spoke, his voice

gentler he seemed, the more

as if chaos could erupt at

said slowly, “Remember when you asked if I still

those dreams?

quiet, patiently listening.

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“I dreamt that I fell for someone else, and dealing with your

feeling like a stab

a breakup out of

dream was the

Maggie planned to approach it a bit

need some time:

head, okay?” Maggie

asking. “Anything else in your

moment before speaking softly,

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

marvel at her ability to fabricate stories.

knew deep down that what she was saying