“My eyes must look terrible right now…” After crying for so long, Cecily’s eyes were swollen and red like two small walnuts. She turned her head away, not wanting Vince to see her like this.But Vince gently cupped her face, refusing to let her hide. His lips brushed softly over her eyelids.“They don’t look terrible,” he whispered. “They’re beautiful.”She blinked, still embarrassed. “What part of this looks beautiful to you?”Even though she said that, deep down she didn’t really want to hear him agree.Vince chuckled—a low, warm laugh that seemed to ripple through the quiet room. His voice always carried that calm, deep magnetism that left Cecily feeling exposed, as if he could see right through her defenses.“I mean it,” he said softly. “Every time I look at you, you’re beautiful.”The tenderness in his tone made her cheeks flush. All the walls she had built up over the years seemed to tremble.But when she looked at him, she suddenly felt nervous—flustered by how close they were,
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