Chapter 17

“Calista, what brings you here today?”

While she hesitated, Henry pulled her inside. “It’s freezing out here–let’s talk inside.”

He poured her a cup of hot tea as she sat down.

“Henry… I think we should keep our distance from now on.”

Henry froze mid–motion. Without looking up, he asked quietly, “Why?”

Something in his tone made Calista’s heart clench.

“There are rumors,” she took a deep breath, “about us dating.”

his expression wounded. “You don’t want to

not that. I… I overheard you saying

the rumors about Ken and me went on so long they made me believe impossible things. It gets

Ken’s name, but he understood

“my feelings for you

at him, startled. “What?”

gripped her hands tightly. “Calista, you’re the one I’ve always loved.

me.”

chest. Never had she imagined Henry harbored feelings

Uncle Johnson’s in influence. Since childhood, he’d been exceptional–the dream of countless women in their city. Yet here he

he said, his voice tinged with a quiet sadness. “But Ken was always there to protect you, and you can only notice him. No matter how hard I tried, I knew I’d

Ken’s face when she

to step aside, regardless my feelings.

met hers. “Then fate played its cruel joke. Ken chose Viola, and somehow I found you here again.” He

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