Chapter 307
Keeping her eyes glued to Nathan, Kate walked straight ahead stiffly in a robotic manner behind Jasper.
In fact, Nathan had no idea that Kate would be back today and he had never expected to see her with Jasper.
All at once, he felt like something had pierced through his heart, leaving a gaping hole through which icy wind kept on finding its way inside.
Over the past few days, he had been lingering around her place to wait for her because he had a lot of things to tell her. However, the moment he saw Jasper putting his arm around her shoulder, he felt as though his neck was strangled by someone and all the words he planned to say were stuck in his throat.
Had they really started dating each other?
Seeing them walking past him as if he was non-existent, he blurted out in a fit of panic, “Kate—”
Kate froze in her tracks for one second and took a deep breath before she went on without stopping.
“Kate, I have something to tell you!” His voice contained a note of anxiety and a trace of imploration.
Letting out a sigh in resignation, Kate passed the key to her place over to Jasper. “Jasper, you go first and I’ll be right back.”
Jasper wasn’t too happy to hear that and he started eyeing Nathan disdainfully. However, he didn’t say anything for Kate’s sake as he took the key readily and said with a smile, “Okay. I can cook the rice but I guess I have to count on you to prepare the rest of the dishes.”
there are plenty of guys out there who don’t even know how
at Nathan before saying, “I think I should learn a thing or two from you later so that I can cook
actually meant it for Nathan. In fact, there wasn’t any point for him to make a remark like that because she no longer cared
a wide grin, she answered,
gone to her place, Kate spun around to face Nathan and took a deep breath. “What is it
eyes on her all the time, Nathan asked,
just a matter of
would fall in
her answer and at the same time, he wondered how deeply
sorted out my feelings to
Kate retreated and made a cross sign with her arm to keep him from getting too close. “What’s your problem? Are you doing this because you’re pitying me? Don’t
“Kate, I really meant what I said. After spending the past few days thinking about us, I’ve finally realized how stupid I am for not being able to tell your feelings for me and for hurting you over and over again. I can finally understand how you must have felt before
point for him to moke o remork
wide grin, she onswered,
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eyes on her oll the time, Nothon osked, “Do you
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