Please Give Me Another Chance Mrs Hamilton

Chapter 800

Nadine and Sebastian stood side by side in the elevator, its polished walls reflecting their faces with striking clarity.

Even though she was gazing at their reflections, she wasn't looking at anything in particular. She was just lost in thought. When Sebastian abruptly spoke up, she snapped out of her daze, feeling a bit embarrassed.

Her cheeks flushed a bright red as she awkwardly averted her gaze. "Huh? I wasn't—That's absolutely not the case!" Worried he might misunderstand, she waved her hands repeatedly.

Truth was, she hadn't been looking at him. She was thinking about a question from her coursework. His question made her hesitate to look at him again. Knowing she couldn't promise him anything, she didn't want to give him any false hope.

For a moment, his eyes dimmed, but he hastily collected himself. "Relax, I was just joking! No need to get so flustered. If I had known you couldn't take a joke, I wouldn't have said anything."

Nadine was about to respond when the elevator chimed, signaling they'd reached their floor. The doors slid open.

of the elevator, Sebastian used a key card to unlock one of the doors. "This is your room. I'm right

When the door clicked

that moment, he desperately wanted to ask Nadine, "Have you ever truly loved someone? Do you even know what that feels like?" Yet,

she kept him at arm's length. No matter what he did, he couldn't seem

the one

A forced

flat. Even though

to Nadine, he was afraid that doing so might mean losing even their friendship. So, he kept all his feelings buried

realized, was a bittersweet ache. It wasn't just

in closet. Checking the time, she

with a towel wrapped around her damp hair, she video-called Sean