Jacob's concern was straightforward and simple, he was worried that Elaine would return home suddenly in the next two days. His precious chance to invite Matilda over to his house would be thrown out the window if she did return. 7

He wouldn't dare, even if anyone pointed a gun at him, to invite Matilda to his house when Elaine was at home. Elaine would kill him there and then!

Hence, he should grab the chance when it comes his way as soon as possible, i

Matilda stumbled into the reminisce of her past too.

Since she was from Sudbury, she had to live in a dormitory when she was studying in Aurous Hill. 6

Moreover, back in those days, people were not open-minded enough to brag about them being in a relationship, they were rather shy and low-key, they didn't even dare to let their family know. She always wanted to cook a meal for Jacob but they never found a suitable time and venue to do so.

In fact, it was not as convenient as it was now. i

apartment or an Airbnb if they wanted to have a romantic date with home-cooked dishes, where the kitchen utensils were complete and abundant. 6 But there was none of this back in those

letter from their unit even if they wanted to book a room at a guesthouse,

an official letter, but the students dared not

Matilda and Jacob tasted the forbidden fruit was when Jacob secretly took her home one

they could only wait until there was no one at home if they wanted to make

of his projects were

their school, the park in the city, an abandoned

that era could spend their intimate time

that era. These young people needed to vent their overwhelming hormones yet they had no suitable venue to

together every few feet in the dark and dense forest, everyone could hear each other's whispers, but they had a tacit understanding to mind their own business. None of

spot check at the forest with flashlights in their hands. They thought that they would most likely catch one or two couples, but once they stepped into the woods, it felt as if they

past, especially the time they spent as a couple-the crazy, romantic, and embarrassing details-their

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