“Michael!” Charlotte was momentarily taken aback, but quickly broke into a smile. “It’s been awhile.”

“Indeed, it has.” Michael’s gaze never once left Charlotte. “How are you?”

“Good, good.” Sensing the storm brewing in Zachary, Charlotte held his arm in the nick of them and smiled. “We’re getting married soon. We hope you can make it!”

“I see. Sure.”

Michael’s gaze fell on her hand which was curled around Zachary’s arm. He resembled a falling star, gradually dimming before winking out completely. How he wished that Charlotte would one day hold his arm like that.

For many years, he had hoped for his wish to come true, but all to no avail. It seems like it’d be close to impossible for that to happen now…

 

“We’ll send you an invitation once the date is confirmed,” Zachary stated courteously before walking away with Charlotte.

Charlotte brushed past Michael’s shoulder and left without looking back.

 

Although he had mentally prepared himself and imagined meeting her again more times than he could count, when both of them brushed past each other at that moment, his heart still wrenched painfully in his chest.

and stood rooted to the spot, waiting for the footsteps behind him to fade

Charlotte’s retreating figure, Michael released a pained sigh. Perhaps we’re destined to miss out on each other in this

looking back. She knew that a

stay to chat for awhile, seeing as

don’t we go back and look for

her cheek with a slightly annoyed look on his face. “I’ve been spoiling you too

and explained, “Michael and I never had anything going on between us. If anything, I’m the one

in the past

was a tad too reckless before, but of

her eyes at him and changed the subject. “Looks

did not approve of Hector and Helena’s marriage, the wedding vibes still got

banquet hall, signifying that the wedding ceremony was about to

by the entrance, decorously ushering them to sit at the main guest table. The other guests would occasionally smile and greet them

not catch a glimpse of the man he was looking

why isn’t he showing

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