Chapter 2884


    Nn’s tone was tinged with impatience, and as Regina listened, she couldn’t shake the feeling that he


    might be mocking her. Her confidence waned, and she no longer dared to speak.


    Might as well chalk up all those thoughts to wild imagination, she figured. No need to ask any further.


    “Any more questions?” Nn prodded, sensing her hesitation. When she simply shook her head, he


    knew she was holding back.


    “You look beat. I’ll grab you a bottle of water,” he offered, though he couldn’t fathom why she seemed


    so down. He had made it clear that there was nothing between him and Dahlia anymore. What was this


    woman fretting over?


    The source of Regina’s sorrow was deeper, tied to the Tanners. She couldn’t sever her ties with the


    Tanner family, nor did she possess a straightforward identity to express her fondness for Nn.


    How she longed to return to the past, before their lives became entangled in a web of mutual interests.


    Back then, she would have asked without hesitation. Now, she was no longer the candid journalist she


    once was, her confidence a distant memory.


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    Regina sat outside for a while before finally buying a bottle of water and heading back. As she


    returned, she caught sight of Nn, who had also left his spot, only to resume his seat upon her arrival.


    “Where did you go to buy water? Did it have to take so long?” he asked.


    “Oh, I saw a patch of grass over there and sat for a bit; sorry about that,” Regina e her smile filled with


    appeasement.


    Nn’s brow furrowed even more; he couldn’t understand what had happened during short absence to


    make her so timid.


    He admitted that his initial agreement to the marriage was partly out of spite; he wanted her to


    understand the true nature of their rtionship and to punish her. But it was only after Dahlia’s


    reminder that he realized his feelings for Regina were more than ordinary, something beyond friendship


    yet short of love.


    “Nn, maybe I should head back, I think Dahlia might not want to see me here when she gets out.


    Plus, there’s work at the office that needs my attention,” Regina said, eager to escape.


    Nn’s irritation grew at her retreat. “I forgot you are such a busy woman. If you don’t want to stay,


    then go. You make it seem like I’m forcing you to stick around.”


    Yet, as he spoke, Regina’s resolve to leave waned. She didn’t want Nn to think of her as


    irresponsible. Today’s events were connected to her, after all. Even if Dahlia had misunderstood,


    Regina needed to clear things up, to assert that she wasn’t the other woman.


    “You said you were leaving; why are you still here?” Nn challenged.


    Regina shed him a smile. “I thought it over, and the office stuff isn’t that urgent. Besides, my


    colleagues are there. And you know, it must be so boring for you here all by yourself. I could keep you


    company. At least we can chat.”


    Nn turned his head away, hiding a smile. Only Regina woulde up with such a clumsy excuse. If


    she wanted to stay, she should’ve just said so.