My heart pounded violently inside my chest. The last time it had beaten like this was when I watched Sebastian’s bandages come off at the hospital.Refusal was on the very tip of my tongue, yet I couldn’t bring myself to utter a word.“Since you’re not saying anything, I’ll take that as a yes. Starting tomorrow, I’m going to pursue you. I won’t give up till you’re ready to accept me.“Get ready. I have persistence on my side. One day you’re gonna be mine.”He had been gone for God knows how long before I finally snapped back to reality.The wind blew softly outside. Gathering my jacket tightly around myself, I touched my flushed cheeks—they were burning hot.Sebastian kept showing up to force his presence on me, seemingly to get on my nerves. But in reality, he just wanted to keep tabs on me.“Give me a chance to make it up to you, please? I truly can’t live without you. As for being a substitute—I don’t care. It doesn’t matter in the slightest, as long as we can get back together.“Di
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