Phoebe had stood outside the car and stared at Connor with that cold, distant gaze.He remembered the tears trembling in her eyes, refusing to fall. Even after she got out, they stayed pooled there, never once dropping. That was how stubborn she was.After that, she flagged down a cab and headed back to the airport. The moment she turned away, one tear finally slipped down her cheek and hit the ground.Connor didn't know why that scene flashed vividly through his mind at that moment. He suddenly asked, "Phoebe, have you ever cried because of me?"He thought of Laura sobbing, unable to bear to part with Phoebe.Phoebe had no idea why he was asking that now. Naturally, she had cried for him—countless times, in fact. The words were on the tip of her tongue, but she gave him a frosty smile instead. "Never."That made something hot flare in Connor's chest. He tried to smother it, as he always did, but he failed this time. He grew furious, and he stared hard at her. "Didn't you say you
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