Zachary went rigid at her words.However, he recovered quickly, drawing his gaze back with a flicker of disappointment in his eyes."Camilla, if you'd rather not deal with me, you don't have to force yourself to come up with excuses. I just happened to be at your place as a kid when your mom's heart acted up, and I helped her call the ambulance."As he spoke, he lifted his head. His eyes were faintly bloodshot, and his lips were pale, as if he were holding back some deep emotion with everything he had."Besides, that was many years ago. It doesn't mean anything now."He was clearly pushing back against what Camilla had just said.It had all happened when they were kids, and since the engagement had fallen through, she didn't need to come here and look after him out of some sense of debt.Sometimes, taking a step back was the best way to move forward. It was the kind of move that made people go soft.Sure enough, Camilla looked away, avoiding his eyes.She took a slow breath an
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