Chapter 921

"Should we drink a little today?" Lena asked.

Nate nodded. "Let's have a drink."

They warmed a bottle of wine and ordered a few small dishes. Neither of them spoke, simply sitting quietly, gazing out at the river and the occasional boats passing by.

"Lena," Nate called her softly.

Lena turned to look at him. The warm yellow light above cast a gentle glow on his nose, brows, and lips. His gold-rimmed glasses exuded elegance, and the texture of his shirt spoke of refined taste. Even after their breakup, Lena had to admit that Nate was precisely her type.

In all her life, among all the men she had met, only Aaron and Nate could truly be called attractive in her eyes. Even Hayden and Jace were merely "not bad." It wasn't that her standards were excessively high-it was simply that if someone didn't resonate with her, no matter how perfect they were, she wouldn't care for them.

"Thank you," Nate said softly.

Lena was momentarily stunned, assuming he was referring to their work. She smiled faintly. Let's not talk about work today."

have nothing to do with work," Nate said, his deep, earnest gaze meeting hers through

at the back, and his face, untouched by heavy makeup, retained

have dinner with me tonight.

she didn't feel uncomfortable. After all, their shared history was

she had agreed to this dinner

student, she had secretly loved and admired him. That crush had

was telling him, in her gentle way, that there was no future

wanted to make one last effort. Some things, he knew, needed to be heard from her

want to just exist in your youth. I want... to be part of

I

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said, nervously picking up his

smiled gently. "But you are. As long as I'm alive, you'll always be a part of my

did love you. I loved you very, very much. But I don't love

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