Chapter 1634


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    Yet, the doorstep was empty, not a soul in sight.


    It must have been her imagination; she thought someone hade.


    Thssa snapped back to reality, only to find Callum''s earnest, warm eyes fixed on her. The initial eagerness in his gaze faded to a dim light, finally sinking into a deep, heavy sorrow.


    At first, Callum had been staring into Thssa''s eyes, but as she finished speaking, his gaze gradually fell. His face clouded over as he looked down, hisshes casting a shadow over his eyelids.


    He was filled with the impulse to love Thssa in ce of Leopold, thinking perhaps his status as Leopold''s best friend might endear him slightly to her.


    Yet, he hadn''t expected to rank even lower in her eyes than Lysander.


    Leopold had a firm, irreceable ce in Thssa''s heart.


    Callum stood up, his expression dim, and said to Thssa, "I''ll try, for myself, to make you fall in love with me. Three years ago, I told you I liked you. I thought I could spend three years forgetting you, falling for someone else, but I couldn''t do it. Liking you has be the goal of my life, and one day, I''ll make you like me back."


    "Callum, why do you do this to yourself?" Thssa was distressed, in a rush, not wanting his affection.


    "You said the same to Leopold once, didn''t you? Back then, I didn''t understand Leopold''s persistence, but now I do. Liking someone is an obsession, a belief, not something that can be changed on a whim."


    "People can change..."


    "But we''re not most people," Callum cut her off, refusing to let her give him a reason to be rejected.


    He wasn''t sure when he fell for Thssa, maybe when he first saw her, being bullied, her pitiful look making him want to protect her, or when he saw her radiating maternal love, so gentle and kind to her child.


    That was when he felt a flutter in his heart.


    As they got to know each other better, he saw her integrity, kindness, resilience, and relentless self-improvement.Belonging to N?velDrama.Org.


    It was like she shone with a light that deeply attracted him.


    Love came silently, unexpectedly, leaving no time to close off his heart.


    "The journey is tough, but I won''t


    give up. Take care, and let me know when you have the design ready," Callum said, then turned and walked away.


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    Thssa opened her mouth to say something, but Callum had already left her ce in quick steps.


    She didn''t even get the chance to stop him.


    Watching the direction Callum left, Thssa felt a suffocating difort.


    She didn''t want Callum to be another Leopold, but how could she stop it?


    She rejected his confession, but he wouldn''t listen.


    Thssa closed her eyes, exhaling deeply, feeling helpless and sad.


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    The words she just spoke to Callum, she herself didn''t know if they were true or false, couldn''t distinguish the weight of Leopold in her heart, whether it was love or guilt. Content


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    Her refusal to respond to Lysander''s feelings was majorly because of Leopold, that much was undeniable.


    ric and Hertha lived in the same apartmentplex, on the same floor. ric had walked Hertha home, and they entered the elevator together.


    In the confined space, it seemed easier to talk.


    ric nced at Hertha''s slightly chubby cheek, asking, "Who were you daydreaming about while you were having barbecue with Thssa?" "Definitely not you," Hertha shot back, turning to nce at him.


    "I know it''s not me. I''m asking who it is," ric tried to keep his annoyance in check.


    "Why should I tell you? You''re nobody to me," Hertha retorted, her demeanor bristling with defiance.


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