Chapter 25

"Yep. Byron replied.

"Then why didn't you remind me? Maeve pressed on.

"You didn't ask."

Maeve Mae was

left speechless.

She pressed her lips together in frustration. She didn't want to turn back after running just a little bit, so she tried another approach. "Mr. Mcdaniel, how about I treat you to some drinks, and you teach me Byron nodded reluctantly. "Alright."

After a short break. Maeve started running again, matching Byron's pace.

Following the posture and breathing technique he taught her, she found the run noticeably easier this time and managed to keep going for longer.

After completing two laps, Byron was the first to stop.

"That's enough for today. Keep running like this, and in two weeks, we'll see if you need to adjust the intensity," he said.

Panting heavily, Maeve wiped the sweat from her neck and glanced at Byron, who looked perfectly composed, "Are you sure you're okay? Your injury didn't act up, did it?" "hope" Byron kept his hands in his pockets, his tone cool and indifferent. This amount of exercise isn't enough make it

worse

"That's a relief"

They walked slowly side by side as the cool night breeze took away some of the lingering heat from their run.

Passing a beverage shop. Maeve turned and asked, "I'll grab something. What kind of drinks do you want, how about some sports drinks?"

Byron wasn't interested in sugary, artificial drinks. He simply replied, "I don't drink that stuff

Maeve noticed his disdain and fell silent, thinking, 'Has he seriously never had this kind of drinks before?"

when they

left the shop, Maeve handed him a cup of lemonade. "Here, I got you some lemonade"

Byron raised an eyebrow slightly, gave her a quick glance, then took the cup.

Maeve took a big gulp of her juice, immediately feeling her fatigue melt away.

is so good!"

a sip of the lemonade, swallowing without

lit up, like she was drinking the best thing in the world,

something else? Hers

bit too long, because Maeve noticed and

it to him.

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Chapter 25

had a thing about cleanliness and never shared drinks with

pure bliss on her face made him suspicious. Is

she asked that Maeve

back, Byron leaned down and took a sip directly from

0056%

and distant expression on his face softened just

She th

She in

just drink from it? Isn't that

taste wasn't anything special,

eyes full of

worked up over some silly indirect kiss' nonsense." He scoffed lightly. "We've kissed before, and now you're blushing over a sip of juice?" He

her juice cup

we've already kissed? Don't

tone irked Byron, and his eyes turned cold. "Then

juice

7-

realized she had made a

sulking. Now she was stuck holding the half-finished juice, unsure whether to drink

I even ask if he wanted a sip? I really dug myself into a

two of them walked in awkward silence

a clothing store, Maeve stopped and turned to him, "I need to pick

וויוי

you, but

off without

No way am I walking back

so she wanted to

what she needed and

really you? A surprised

a short-haired girl in a sparkly mini-skirt, despite the chilly autumn weather, walking over with a smile. "I

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