Love After a Steamy Affair

Chapter 395: Can’t Go Back

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While Serenity was stunned for a moment, John took the tissue from her and carefully wiped the water off her sleeves. Then, he pulled out a small part of her inner sleeve over the sleeves of her windbreaker a little so that the wet parts would not stick to her skin.

“Are you feeling better?” His clear voice was low and gentle.

She pulled her hand back, still feeling the warmth of his fingertips on the skin of her wrist. “Much better.” After a pause, she said, “Thank you, President Grant.”

The immediate distance she put between them simply from her words felt as if she had just stabbed John. He pursed his pale lips and difficultly said, “Serene, we shouldn’t be like this.”

“From the moment you decided to marry my Sis, we were already destined to end up like this.” She was unfazed.

John held her shoulders and seriously said, “But you know-”

him, though rather calmly which

see the prideful stubbornness in her dark eyes. John raised his hand to cover her eyes, not wanting her to

so softly and affectionately that she could hear the longing and infatuation. “I know I was the one who

hands were still covering them. She could smell the faint scent of

let go,” said she

him that in the past three years. It reminded him of the past,

once wished to stick together at

know whether she meant for him to remove his hand or

love they had would only happen once in his life. How could he let her go

kissed her through the back of his hand as the corners of his eyes turned slightly red. “Serene, I’d rather be a Hess for the rest of my life if that meant we could go back to how we were. Then, we would still be able to stay in Willow Town even if your grandmother was no longer around

and looked into his eyes that was filled with pain. Serenity started to sob. “We can’t

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saw that her expression was a little off. He asked, “What’s

her heart. “You’ve caused quite some damage today so I’m suffering a

was unwilling to say it, he did not press her and instead played along.