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.

were into stuff like

his lips, like he wanted to

his mouth and stayed

hesitation and struggle

couldn’t bring himself to say it

came because

reason. She

that made

no idea that I’d known who she really was

saw him fall into silence and figured maybe he

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

“Jean.”

suddenly spoke up, catching her completely off

at the boy in front of her. His eyes were deep and dark like obsidian, drawing

saying her name, Asher

505 Helping

waiting for him

long moment before he finally looked away, his gaze shifting slightly off to the

you ever need help, just let

someone had switched on

could feel how sincere he

never said something like

who he was–a man of few words, but full of quiet

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

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