All Chapters of The Rebirth of the Author: Chapter 61 - Chapter 70

Ayleen bit her lower lip, growing nervous as she listened to the formal tone Nick used while questioning Sea.Nick truly looked like a professional lawyer at work.To Ayleen, he wasn't acting like a friend who had come to help. Instead, he looked exactly like an attorney carefully examining every detail.In this timeline, Sea had never been close to her."I only knew the child's mother," Sea answered.Nick fixed him with a sharp gaze."You knew her well? Then what about your relationship with the child herself?"Sea fell silent, clearly unsure how to answer.Ayleen grew increasingly anxious, but all she could do was watch."I've never met her," Sea admitted honestly. "I've only... seen her from a distance."Gerrard immediately let out a quiet sigh.In his eyes, Sea was being foolish for not using a few clever tricks to make the lawyer trust him more.But there was nothing Gerrard could do.Sea had already answered.Besides, Gerrard doubted his best friend would ever lie, even if it wa

Sea Finley stood in silence, his eyes fixed on the front door, where several people were guarding the entrance to prevent him from entering Ayleen Hazel's house.Natasha stood frozen as tears slowly streamed down her face.Ayleen could see just how deeply hurt and heartbroken the woman was. Even so, she reminded herself that everything that had happened was Natasha's own doing.Receiving no response from Sea, Natasha spoke again."Sea, isn't everything I've done enough for you? Why have you never been able to see me? Why is Ayleen the only one you've ever looked at, Sea?"Sea let out a quiet sigh. He turned around, lowered his gaze to the ground, and finally replied,"Because from the very beginning, I've never seen you as anything more than a friend, Nat. You were... just my neighbor who happened to spend time with me now and then. But Ayleen... I fell in love with her the very first time I saw her on campus."Ayleen felt as though she had been struck by yet another shocking revelati

No matter how many times she thought about it, Ayleen still couldn't imagine herself doing anything that would disappoint Sea.So, two days later, she went to see him during one of their free periods.They met in the library. There weren't many people around, allowing them to talk in peace."Why are you so determined to go there?" Sea asked. He remained standing beside the Chemical Engineering bookshelf, searching for a book without even turning to look at his girlfriend.Leaning against the Psychology section, Ayleen carefully considered her answer."It's not him that I want to see, Sea. I like that café, and I've already fallen in love with the coffee they serve. It would be a shame if I stopped going there just because of one of the employees," she explained cautiously, not wanting him to misunderstand her.Sea let out a soft sigh. He pulled out a thick book from the shelf before finally turning toward her."Can't you just enjoy coffee somewhere else? Do you want me to find you a b

"Oh... well..." Ayleen suddenly realized that what they were talking about wasn't something she should really be discussing with someone else. The moment she recognized her mistake, she hurriedly said, "Um... never mind. Let's not talk about that anymore." Nick smiled kindly. Sensing that Ayleen had become uncomfortable with the topic, he quickly changed the subject. "All right. Then how about we continue the conversation we had to leave unfinished last time?" "Hm... but before that, could you explain everything again from the beginning?" Ayleen asked. She gave an embarrassed smile before adding, "I'm afraid I've forgotten some of the details." "No problem. I'll start from the beginning again so it'll be easier for you to understand," Nick replied, maintaining his gentle demeanor. He glanced out the window for a moment before beginning his explanation. "There are four main characters in this story—two male leads and two female leads." "The first male lead is

Nick seemed to think for a moment before answering,"It won't take long. Besides, I'm not entering any competitions, Ayleen. But that doesn't mean I'm going to drag my feet finishing this story."Ayleen nodded."It's actually a shame you didn't enter the competition we talked about before. But... well, we can't force these things, can we?"Nick nodded in agreement."The deadline is too tight, and I'm not confident I could produce a good manuscript under that kind of pressure."But sometimes a tight deadline actually makes a writer more productive and disciplined, Ayleen thought.At first, she had been overwhelmed by the pressure from the publishing company that had planned to publish her books.The constant deadlines always made her feel as though she had to rush through every manuscript.But over time, those deadlines had actually helped her develop discipline.Because of them, she had become incredibly productive and had rarely taken a break from writing.Of course, she couldn't tel