Billionaire's Match

Chapter 639 "I..." Winnie's voice trailed off. "Do you know, Winnie? True love for someone only grows after you've liked them for a long time. And long-lasting love doesn't come from seeing only the good-it comes after you've seen all their flaws, all the parts of them that are messy and unlovable." Michael didn't want to make things difficult for her, so he answered her question first. "To truly like someone means embracing even the parts you dislike the most, because they're part of who they are. | like you.

If | only liked the good parts of you and turned away from your flaws, that would make my feelings shallow, wouldn't it?" His voice was calm, soft, but it stirred her heart like spring rain pooling in a quiet pond "It doesn't matter if you don't like yourself. | like you, and I'll make you see yourself the way | see you." He spoke casually, like coaxing a child, though he knew Winnie's sensitivity. After seeing him clash with his father tonight, she must have been hurting even more than he was.

But he hadn't expected that as soon as the words left his mouth, tears would spill down her face uncontrollably. ---- "Why are you crying..." Winnie could no longer hold it in. She had tried to be strong, to endure-as she always had with Michael. But who could stay stoic in front of someone who had cared for them so sincerely, for so long? "Winni Michael fumbled, trying to wipe her tears, but she pressed her face against his chest and cried even harder. The more she cried, the more it seemed to pour out of her. "Don't...

"Michael... you're really unbearable... Why do you have to be so good to me...? Don't you know... if you weren't so good to me, | wouldn't feel like this, | wouldn't feel so useless...?" Hearing her cry like this, Michael's heart broke. He couldn't find words, only patted her back over and over, murmuring apologies, trying to comfort her. Winnie had never cried in front

head while brushing away her tears. "The one who's wrong... is me. I've been too afraid to admit it, too afraid to believe it..." She lifted her head from his chest, her tear-blurred eyes meeting his. Moonlight

unmistakable. A slow smile tugged at his