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.

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

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door swung open.

it

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

had a lounge area where Maggie often lounged around

from lying down, I’ll just sit for a bit,” Maggie said, then fell

papers in his hand and asked

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

been a while since she spoke to him so

paused, looking at

met, and Maggie’s heart raced in her chest. His long, deep–set eyes were

to keep herself looking composed as she spoke slowly, “I think we

stuck in her

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

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

hand at her side curled up slightly as if she was forcing herself not to retreat.

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

once captivating eyes visibly dimmed, his black pupils resembling cold obsidian stones.

if there was already a vast distance

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

he seemed, the

was like the calm before a storm, as if chaos

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

those dreams?

staved quiet,

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someone else, and

slowly, each one feeling like a stab in her

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

dream was the perfect

to approach it a

some time:

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

reply, only asking. “Anything else in

stayed quiet for a moment before speaking softly, “A lot of things.”

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

at her ability to

knew deep down that what she was saying would resonate with