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Chapter 160

Author: Diti Koshy
last update publish date: 2026-03-27 17:42:17

It’s hard not to feel the butterflies dancing in the pit of my stomach.

No matter how badly I want to ignore this feeling—I just can’t, not when he’s looking at me like that.

I tear my gaze away from him. Somehow, I do. “You said you wanted to talk about something?”

That’s the best I can come up with to avoid the awkward silence that quickly follows his last remark.

Thankfully, he doesn’t point out the obvious and nods solemnly. “Yes. Yes, I do.”

He then gestures for me to take a seat across fr
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