“Manley, Estelle sat up, her eyes clear yet helpless, “Even without Jonathan Lamont, we should keep our distance.”

“Cut it out!”

Manley stopped her, “I get where you’re coming from, and you shouldn’t feel the burden. Don’t worry about what I think. If you want to treat me as a friend, then so

be it

He paused, his handsome eyes losing some of their sparkle, and murmured in a self-deprecating tone, “I know, you’re just pissed because I kissed you, that’s why you’re digging up all this stuff again.”

Estelle was taken aback and looked down

Manley’s captivating eyes appeared clear and gentle. In a comforting tone, deep and low, he said, “It was my fault. I acted on impulse and offended you. I promise it won’t happen again.”

Estelle shook her head. “Why do you even bother?”

She couldn’t figure it out. They didn’t have much interaction before. His act of risking himself to save her on Kulha Mountain was already a

to reciprocate, that was why she didn’t push him away. But it seemed like she was owing him more

had never met anyone like him before. She was at

you look better with your cool expression. Manley laughed, pulling her up. Tm

Estelle suddenly remembered, “Xavier asked me

“Anything urgent?”

seen him since I came back to J

wonder you don’t have me in your heart, with so

scoffed. “Keep talking and I’ll

chuckled and quickly walked out, “Til

downstairs, Manley was knocking

that the person who opened the

at Estelle with a complex

Charlie laughed and greeted Estelle, inviting them in.

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