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CH.14

Author: Golden Butterfly
last update Huling Na-update: 2025-07-29 20:13:58

EVANGELINE

~FLASHBACK CONTINUES~

The spring breeze caressed my face as I stepped onto the terrace, lifting strands of my hair and carrying the sweet scent of blooming jasmine.

I walked toward the bench positioned beneath a flowering cherry tree and settled on it.

My hands pressed together in my lap and my fingers intertwined to hide their trembling.

His serious demeanor, those sharp features… everything about him suggested a man with little patience for pleasantries or small talk. Still, I felt compelled to break the suffocating silence that stretched between us like a chasm.

"Would you care for something to drink?" I offered a tentative smile, hoping to ease the tension. "I could bring you coffee, tea, maybe something cold?"

"No!"

His curt response made me bite my lip in embarrassment, but I persisted in my attempts at conversation, unwilling to give up so easily.

"Are you usually this quiet? I mean, do you prefer silence to conversation?"

This time he turned those penetrating dark e
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