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.

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

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door swung

a beat, feeling like it was squeezed tight, trembling

voice serious. “Tired? Why not crash

office had a lounge area where Maggie

sit for a bit,” Maggie said, then fell silent again, not sure where to start.

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

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

so formally,

looking at

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

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

felt stuck in her

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

office suddenly felt colder, and the relaxed atmosphere vanished. It was like stepping into the depths

side curled up slightly as if

a serious tone. She couldn’t afford to falter at

captivating eyes visibly dimmed, his black pupils resembling cold

gaze onto Maggie, intent on catching any hint of her emotions as if there was already a vast distance between them, yet he maintained

as he spoke, his voice still gentle, almost like

seemed, the more unease Maggie felt.

like the calm before a storm, as if chaos

and said slowly, “Remember when you asked if

those dreams?

quiet,

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

words came out slowly, each one feeling like a

for a breakup out of the blue wasn’t

dream was the

Maggie planned to approach it a bit more gently.

need some time:

clear my head, okay?” Maggie looked

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

for a moment before

stopped loving me but refused to let me go. You…

but marvel at her

that what she was saying would resonate with him