“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.

his gaze and stood rooted to the spot, waiting

a pained sigh. Perhaps we’re destined to miss out on each other in this

Michael, but she stopped herself from looking back. She knew that a blunt

for awhile, seeing as he’s your old friend?” Zachary asked

there. Why don’t we go back

with a slightly annoyed look on his

about it.” Charlotte gave him a chaste kiss and explained, “Michael and I never had anything going on between us. If anything, I’m the one who owes him. I never should’ve used him as a

all in the past

but of course, he would never admit that aloud. After

the subject. “Looks like the wedding’s about to

wedding vibes still got to her, so much so she started planning her

was playing in the banquet hall, signifying

the entrance, decorously ushering them to sit at

catch a glimpse of the man he was looking

here, why isn’t he

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