Chapter 1485
Neither of them stepped forward to see off the people they cherished. They hid and watched from
afar.
Leah felt like she was mimicking a thief, but then she looked at Liam, and he was covered from
head to toe. There was no way someone would be able to recognize his face, meanwhile her
identity was out in the open. She came with only a backpack and herself, and that made her all the
more hesitant to walk up to them.
Even if she appeared with the excuse of sending off Maria, she would also have to interact with
Ernest, and she wasn''t sure if she was able to act normal.
Without confidence andposure, she wouldn''t be able to seed.
They gazed at them from a distance, making a big show out of it was unnecessary.
After Ernest and Maria checked in their luggage, they took their boarding passes and bid goodbye
to their parents and rtives.
After exchanging a few words, Maria was ready to watch her family return home.
Ernest had a lingering feeling of someone staring at him, but he couldn''t tell if it was an illusion. He
sensed a piercing gaze on his back, but when he turned around, there wasn''t anything there.
The airport had lots of people left and right, and he could see the faces of strangers. However,
when he turned back again, he still felt like a pair of eyes was fixed onto him.
Was hepletely overthinking it, or was he hoping for something?
Ernest looked at his cousin, Maria, who was standing by his side. She also looked around with
expectation written on her face. He frowned slightly and said, "What are you looking for? You''ve
been looking around non- stop. Are you trying to spot Liam?"
"Yeah, I just want to see if he came. I always have an illusion that he ising." Maria honestly
admitted and looked at her cousin sadly. "Ernest, you''re single but you don''t care. I may be
physically here, but my heart resides with him, you get me?"
Ernest raised his eyebrows. "Love made you brainless. You''re really making me question if you''re
my uncle''s daughter or not."
"Hey!" Maria sneered. "Do you want me topare myself to you? How old are you? Do you think
you can stop other people for being in love just because you''re not?"
"You''re absolutely free to fall in love with whoever you choose. I have no right to interfere, and I
don''t want to interfere." Ernest smiled casually.
"Ernest, is there really no one you''re interested in? Were there any special moments for you this
summer?" Maria asked keenly.
Ernest understood what she was trying to say. He nced at Maria and said, "There was nothing
special about it. It was really hot, just like the dozens of summer vacations we''ve had."
Maria rolled her eyes and said, "Looks like you really are capable of chatting until someone dies of
boredom. If you go on like this, you won''t even be able to talk to girls, and they''ll find it hard to like
you. You''re gonna suffocate them, so you might as well find a sparky girl who can lead you straight
with your thoughts."
As Maria spoke, a face shed in Ernest''s mind. He was hypnotized for a moment, then he lowered
his head and smiled.
It must have been Leah who thought he was boring. He kind of killed the conversationst night.
That was why he stopped receiving texts from Leah.
He looked down at his watch, and the hands of the clock pointed to 9:30 p.m., and they were going
to have to go through security check soon.
"Stop looking for him, let''s go. We have a ne to board." said Ernest.
When Maria heard that they had to leave, she turned once more and nced behind her. Through
the ss, she could still see peoplee and go, but she would no longer be able to see familiar
figures.
Did Liam really note?
She couldn''t help but look back, even though she couldn''t find the person who left a mark in her
heart.
Maybe he didn''te.
How she wished she could see Liam, but she also hoped that she wouldn''t spot him, because the
person who sends someone off would have to return home with an unspeakable loneliness. She felt
heartbroken just thinking about it.
She was afraid of not seeing each other for months. She didn''t know if she could hold on for even
100 days.
With a long sigh, Maria nodded to Ernest and said, "Well, I guess it''s time for us to go, Ernest."
The two of them passed through a security check, said goodbye to their families, and boarded the
ne.
When she could no longer see the outline of the people she knew, Leah shrugged her shoulders
and said, "Let''s go, Mr. Celebrity."
Liam nodded and said, "I''ll send you home."
"It''s okay." Leah shook her head. "You''re a big target, I''m afraid we might get our pictures taken. I
can take the cab back home, you don''t have to worry about me."
"No one took photos of me," there was a faint twitch in the corner of Liam''s lips as he said, "It''s
been a long time since anyone took a picture of me, so it''s not a big deal if I send you back."
Leah gave it some thought and nodded. "Alright then, thanks for the trouble, Mr. Celebrity."
On the way back, Leah insisted on sitting at the backseat. She felt like the passenger''s seat held a
special significance.
Liam didn''t oppose it.
After sending Leah back to her apartment, Liam also returned home. He stood in the thick silence of
his room, and the absence of a certain person sunk in. It was undeniably lonely.
When Leah got home, she watched over her tortoises on the balcony. The campus was deathly
quiet in the middle of the night, it was void of sound. She brewed a pot of tea in silence, and chatted
with her tortoises in a hushed voice.
Looking at the tortoise Ernest chose, she said, "Hey there little buddy, I''m going to give you a name.
How about Ernest Junior?"
The tortoise remained still and hidden in its shell.
"If you''re not going to answer me then I''ll take that as a yes. Well then, I''ll call you Ernest Junior. As
for you, you''re going to be Ernest Junior''s brother, I''ll call you Leah Junior. Leah Junior, you''re not
giving me an answer either. That means you agree with your name, right?"
"You guys are the best. I''ll call you Ernest Junior and Leah Junior. Wait, this might look like there''s a
hidden meaning behind your names. If Ernest finds out I have a crush on him, wouldn''t it be super
embarrassing? That''s not good."
"Forget it, I''m changing your names again to Lovey and Dovey. Ernest Junior, you''re Lovey, and
Leah Junior, you''re Dovey."
"Lovey Jones and Dovey Winston, not bad if I do say so myself. Hahaha."
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Her suddenughter broke the silence of the night, and she covered her mouth to reel herself in.
Even after drinking a cup of tea, she still felt listless.
Leah took a nce at a potted sulent. Echeveria derenbergii, nicknamed as the Quiet Night, and
what a quiet night it was indeed.
She felt a little lonely.
Unable to sleep, Leah grabbed her list of legal texts. She sat on the balcony and recited them in a
whisper.
She had a feeling she might be a little too bored, maybe that''s why she was acting like this.
After reciting two pages, it was already three o''clock in the morning, but she still didn''t feel sleepy at
all.
She took a photo of her tortoises and sent it to her friends'' group chat. The caption read: "These
two brothers are called Lovey and Dovey. Both of them agreed to their names. They like it and so
do I."
As soon as she sent it to her group chat, people responded instantly.
"D*mn, Leah, you''re feeling flirtatious in the middle of the night. Don''t tell me you''re in need of a
man?"
"Leah, why don''t I introduce you to a guy?"
"Leah, you should fall in love, you can''t be single anymore."
"Leah, have you finished memorizing the businessws?"
The flurry of messages drowned her vision, and she replied to them one by one.
"Are all good men blind? Why don''t they notice me?" "What type of guy are you going to introduce
me to? I''m obsessed with appearance, he can''t be ugly."
"I really don''t want to be alone, but I''ve been in love for a long time."
Except, her love was one sided, who wouldn''t know she was in love?
s, it was too troublesome having a crush, she was bored senseless.
She threw her phone on the mattress and climbed into bed. She tossed and turned for a while
before finally falling asleep.
After returning to Ennd, Ernest turned on his phone and opened his messages only to see there
was activity in the group chat of Leah and her friends.
He zeroed in on a single reply to one of her friends. She''s been in love for a long time.
His eyes darkened in shock. His expression was usually warm and inviting, but at that moment,
every fiber in his face was tense, and he couldn''t utter a word.
Maria sent a message to Liam and told him that she hadnded safely, so he didn''t need to worry
about her.
Then, she called her parents to let them know she arrived safely.
When she returned to her ce, she couldn''t find Celeste. Maria checked in with the butler in
curiosity, "Has Celeste note back yet?"
"Miss Celeste and Mr. Gary haven''t been back recently. It seems as if they''re living in their own
ce, I am not certain of their whereabouts." The butler reported the details.
Maria then gave Celeste a call.
As soon as the line went through, Celeste''s voice permeated through the speakers. "Maria, how
have you beentely?"
"I''ve been good, and I''m back now. Has Gary left yet?"
"Oh, you''re back already?" Celeste eximed in surprise. "Gary''s still here, he''ll be leaving for
America in three days."
"Then you guys should head home, let''s grab a bite tomorrow," Maria said. "Sorry for bothering you
thiste."
Celeste smiled sheepishly. "We''ll be there early the next morning."