Chapter 133

“Alright… I get it now!”

Tears welled up in my eyes, and turning my head, I caught sight of a particularly bright star, feeling as if I was suddenly pulled from an overwhelming emotion that could shatter me at any moment.

Mark rea

reached into his car and handed me a pack of tissues, “Go on, today, no more tears. Crying too much now will only hurt your eyes.”

wit out. But after

He didn’t let me linger on the hill for too long before driving me back to the city.

After hesitating for a moment, I ventured to ask, “The girl you liked for so many years… she must be really special, huh?”

“Yeah,” He nodded without hesitation, his gaze softening, ‘The same little girl I was talking about earlier.”

I was taken aback, “That’s… been quite a long time.”

“Yeah, twenty years,” he said, clearly showing his deep, unwavering affection.

I sighed, not knowing what else to say. When we reached Christine’s apartment, I softly thanked him, “Thank you for today.”

Actually, when he asked me if I was sick earlier in the evening, I hesitated for a moment.

But now, I felt much better.

He raised an eyebrow, “What did I tell you?”

“Some things don’t need thanks, but today, I really owe you one.”

inside and get some

Drive

moment I stepped out of the elevator,

been hours since he said he’d only be a

I answered, “Hello?”

are you?” His voice

door, I replied

you learn to

dripped with sarcasm, “The folks at Ferguson Mansion say you haven’t been back these past few days, and it’s

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calling? Worried I’m cheating, or that I’ve slept with

voice

following your footsteps,”

his tone as cold as midwinter ice, “For the last time, where

in it, “You’re so powerful, find

that, I hung up!

done being the one revolving around him

but once

the code and came into the

“Why did Mark drop

Bryant got into a

got myself a glass of water and recounted the day’s events to

“Look at you, standing up to

pushover before,

his beck and

to respond, and Christine changed the subject, “Do you think, the person Mark has liked for years could be you? He was in France on a business

“It can’t be.”

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