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."

with work," Nate said, his

back, and his face, untouched by heavy makeup,

thanking you for agreeing to have dinner with me tonight. And... for being a part of

a moment, though she didn't feel

had agreed to this dinner to find

should thank you, too, for completing my youth," Lena replied. As a student, she had secretly

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

one last effort. Some things, he knew, needed to be heard from her own lips

in your youth. I want...

I

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nervously picking up

surprised by his confession. She smiled gently. "But you are. As long as I'm alive, you'll always be a part of my life. As long as I don't forget you completely, you'll always be there. "Lena,

loved you very, very

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