Love's Redemption (Chris and Maddie)

Chapter 921

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

and his face, untouched by heavy makeup, retained a natural and

for agreeing to have dinner with me tonight. And... for being a

Lena to freeze for a moment, though she

to this dinner to find

too, for completing my youth," Lena replied. As a student, she had secretly loved and admired him. That crush had blossomed, though it

was telling him, in

to make one last effort. Some things, he knew, needed to be heard from her own lips before he could truly let

your youth. I want...

I

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nervously picking up

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,

I loved

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