Chapter 505 Helping Each Other Out

Jean kept rambling on.

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“Or maybe… you didn’t even want to come tonight, and your family dragged you here? If that’s the case, you should be grateful it’s me. At least I’m not going to pressure you or anything.”

But suddenly, Asher stopped

Jean paused too.

She looked up–and immediately locked eyes with Asher’s.

His

gaze was deep and quiet. As always, there was little warmth behind it, but tonight… there was something else flickering beneath the surface. Something she couldn’t quite read.

“I came because I wanted to,” he said. His voice was even, no hesitation, no emotion.

The seriousness in his tone and the way he said it made Jean freeze for a second.

She pressed her lips together and stood there silently.

Then she couldn’t help and burst into a little laugh and looked over at him playfully.

have guessed you were into stuff like this. Never

lips, like he wanted to say

shut his mouth

hesitation and struggle darted across his

couldn’t bring himself to say it out loud. He couldn’t tell

came because of

She

made me sound so

idea that I’d known who she

into silence and figured maybe

laugh and said, “Alright, I’ll stop messing with you. That’s all I wanted to ask anyway. Let’s head back

“Jean.”

up, catching

at the boy in front of her. His eyes were deep and

saying her name,

Helping Each Other

waiting for him to

finally looked away, his gaze shifting slightly off to

you ever need help, just let me know. I’ll

lit up instantly, like someone had

how sincere

said something

who he was–a man of few

didn’t talk much, but he’d been helping

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