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

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the door swung open.

a beat, feeling like it was squeezed tight, trembling with

his voice serious. “Tired? Why not crash on

office had a lounge area where Maggie often lounged around and played

from lying down, I’ll just sit for a bit,” Maggie said, then fell silent again, not sure where to start.

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

stood up, looked at him, and said slowly, “Nathael, there’s something I need

been a while since she spoke to him so formally, or maybe her expression was just too serious and

at her. “Go ahead.”

chest. His long, deep–set eyes

throat tighten, but she tried to keep herself looking composed

stuck in her throat.

they finally came out, there was no sense of relief. Instead, they brought an invisible weight.

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

side curled up slightly as if

when discussing serious matters, she needed to keep a serious tone. She couldn’t afford

once captivating eyes visibly dimmed, his black

if there was already a vast distance between

thin lips parted slightly as he spoke, his

seemed, the more unease Maggie felt.

the calm before a storm, as

looked at him and said slowly, “Remember when you

those dreams?

staved quiet, patiently

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

out slowly, each one feeling like a

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

was the

approach it a

some time:

need to clear my head, okay?” Maggie looked at

asking. “Anything else

before

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

at her

knew deep down that what she was saying would resonate