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.

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.

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

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the door swung

feeling like it

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

Maggie often lounged around and played games.

down, I’ll just sit for a bit,” Maggie said, then fell silent again,

the papers in his hand and

think about food. She stood up, looked at him, and said slowly,

spoke to him so formally, or

looking at her. “Go

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

felt her throat tighten, but she tried to keep herself looking composed as she spoke slowly,

felt stuck in her throat.

no sense of relief. Instead, they

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

curled up slightly as if she

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

visibly dimmed, his black pupils resembling

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

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

seemed, the more unease Maggie felt.

like the calm before a storm, as if chaos

looked at him and said slowly, “Remember

those dreams?

quiet, patiently listening.

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

one feeling like

breakup out of the blue wasn’t enough

the

to approach it

need some time:

my head, okay?”

only asking. “Anything else in your

quiet for a moment before speaking softly, “A

ended up resenting each other, you stopped loving me but refused to let me go. You… you drove away the person

at her ability to fabricate stories.

she knew deep down that what she was saying would