Chapter 338

My heart felt like it was being squeezed.

Just like Gregory had said, it was something subconscious, an inexplicable feeling from nowhere.

Seeing the sadness in his eyes, I found myself impulsively tiptoeing, reaching up to ruffle his hair.

But halfway through, I snapped back to reality, my hand frozen mid–air as I met his deep eyes, whispering soothingly, “Gregory, she wouldn’t blame you.”

There was a brief spark in his eyes, which faded as I hesitated. “You’re not her. How would you know what she’s thinking?”

“I’ve been through something similar,” I admitted with a bitter taste in my voice. “I had a good life, then suddenly lost my parents and had to fend for myself, striving and struggling to survive.”

Nooked back at him, offering a gentle smile. “If I were her, I wouldn’t blame you. And… I believe she wouldn’t either.”

People who’ve had it tough tend to empathize more with others.

His years of waiting were proof enough of his dedication.

He seemed touched, his usual sharp edges blunted. “Have these years been hard for you?”

I was younger,

breath, glancing around the room filled with a strangely familiar ambiance, and chuckled, “But over time, I got

“So, are you happy every

most people are just trying

you? Are you

out of the room, closing the door behind him

wasn’t happy. Probably hadn’t been since Lilliana

shrugged, not pushing the conversation further.

stay here. But if you’d rather stay at a hotel, I can talk to her.” “No need,” I

because I never knew my grandparents‘ love.

it felt

back in Vista Town

after receiving a

was out of sight, Ramona turned to me with a meaningful look. “Child, do you have certain feelings

caught me off guard, and

was perceptive. “Is it that you don’t

neatly laid wooden tiles on the ground, at a loss

hadn’t thought about it.

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