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.

stuff, Maggie had it all figured out. She planned to get her brother to help with it later. She doubted she’d

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then, the door swung

a beat, feeling like it

his voice serious. “Tired? Why

where Maggie often lounged

bit,”

and asked gently, “Hungry? I can have

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

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

at her.

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

herself looking composed as she spoke slowly,

felt stuck

sense of relief. Instead, they brought an invisible

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

curled up slightly as if she was

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

captivating eyes visibly dimmed, his black pupils resembling cold obsidian

on catching any hint of her emotions as if there was already a vast distance between them, yet he maintained his calm demeanour,

spoke, his voice

the gentler he seemed, the more unease Maggie

the calm before a storm, as if chaos could erupt

at him and said

those dreams?

staved quiet,

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dreamt that I fell for someone else, and dealing with

feeling like a stab

asking for a breakup out of the blue wasn’t enough to convince

dream was the

approach it a

some

my head, okay?” Maggie

didn’t reply, only asking. “Anything else in your

before speaking

to let me go. You… you drove away the person I later fell in love

marvel at her ability

what she was saying would resonate with him the