The childhood memories flitted through Lorclai's mind like scenes from some old movie, emboldening her. Hence, she couldn’t help bringing them up as she asked, "Elliot, do you still remember the time when I broke the vase in your family home? I think I was about eight at the time, and I was so scared I couldn’t stop shaking. You were the one who took the blame for me, and I managed to get off without punishment!"

Elliot was a little taken aback by this as he asked, "I did that? Huh. I totally forgot about it."

Her lips curled up in a smile. "Well, I still remember, because those are the happiest moments of my childhood. They say that a happy childhood is a soothing balm to (he pains of growing up, you know. So, I guess I should thank you for giving me some of the best childhood memories." She looked up at him after finishing her sentence and her gaze lingered on the features that she so adored.

Hearing what she said, Elliot gave her a perfunctory smile. "Did you have a good time abroad?"

"I suppose I did, though I was a little lonely," she admitted with a sigh.

"If I ever come across someone suitable, I’d be sure to send them your way."

She feigned embarrassment as she mumbled, "You don’t even know my type."

he said. "Come on, tell me." He wanted to know what he should look out for if he wanted to set her up with

broke over her face as she gazed al him and said, "I’m not asking for much. I want someone

were sharp to begin with, and he could sense that the admiration she had for him was beyond platonic the moment he saw the smoldering gleam in her eyes. If he were any other man, he might find her love for him a triumph, something to gloat about to his peers. But he was not such a man, and her

away.

such things again. Anastasia

was no

wrong

sister to me: always have been, always will be," he continued while his gaze darkened. Al some point, it was like

when she heard this. More than anything, she was surprised to be rejected by him. "I’m sorry if 1 cracked a joke and it went too far. Elliot. I guess 1 thought it was okay for me to say

it true

he had signed earlier and

the other hand, rose in a daze and said slowly, "I'll get going now then. Goodbye, Elliot." When she was out of the office, she clutched the front of her shin and stared into space

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