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.

out. She planned to get her brother to help with it later. She

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the door swung

feeling like it was squeezed tight,

“Tired?

office had a lounge area where Maggie often lounged around and

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

hand and asked gently, “Hungry?

to think about food. She stood up, looked at him,

she spoke to him so formally, or maybe her

paused, looking at

raced in her chest. His long, deep–set eyes were intense and mysterious, both

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

stuck in

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

was like stepping into the depths

curled up slightly as

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

visibly dimmed, his black

Maggie, intent on catching any hint of her emotions as if there was already a

spoke, his voice still gentle, almost like he was asking a casual question.

the gentler he seemed, the

calm before a storm, as if chaos could erupt at any moment.

as she looked at him and said slowly, “Remember when you asked if

those dreams?

staved quiet, patiently

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

slowly, each one feeling

knew that asking for a breakup out of the

was the perfect excuse.

approach it

need some time:

to clear my head, okay?” Maggie

reply, only asking. “Anything else in your

for a moment before

loving me but refused to let me go. You… you drove away

help but marvel at her ability to fabricate stories.

knew deep down that what she was saying would resonate with

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