Chapter: 263

As the call continued, the other person chuckled and shared a personal sentiment.

“Whenever I’m feeling alone, I want to watch fireworks. My mother would always distract me with them as a child. It’s a shame you couldn’t experience it firsthand.

The sight is far more awe-inspiring than what any video can capture.”

Ariana hesitated for a moment, and then spoke up in a voice that betrayed her unease. “I have a confession to make,” she said, her eyes downcast. “I lied to you earlier.”

“What’s wrong?”

felt dry as she summoned the courage to speak. “I can see Mount Bridge from where I

a brief hush on the other end of the line, and Ariana’s heart raced in apprehension. Had her lie caused anger? Her anxiety rose as

she asked, sensing the growing gap between

voice came through,

you thinking

thinking of ways to bridge the distance between us since you

helpless tone mixed with a few sighs, Ariana felt the

and intimacy of their conversation made her want to

excuse and said, “It’s late; maybe we should talk about this another day if you have something on your

with that, she

thoughts, and the sound of the beeping phone jolted him out of his trance. Though he appeared helpless, his eyes betrayed the immense love he had for the woman on the other

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