No Way Back

Chapter 205

Hugh stared at the photo Jane sent.

He thought about it for a long time.

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But he still could not figure out its meaning and what Jane was trying to say.

Hugh texted, [Janie, I give up. Does this photo… mean anything?]

Jane answered, [Haha. Who would’ve known that the president of D.Y. Group, the person running the Croft family, would not know something? I thought you knew everything I

Hugh said, [Yeah… Because I’m **.]

Jane paused briefly when she saw Hugh’s message.

She tried to picture Hugh’s dignified and handsome face as he sent that message.

She could not picture it at all.

The contrast was too stark.

Jane somehow felt like she was always bullying Hugh because Hugh liked her. She felt like a brazen little witch.

Jane quickly opened her TikTok

She found a video she had seen when scrolling through the app in her spare time.

She forwarded it to Hugh.

Hugh saw that Jane had sent him a link.

He lowered his eyes and tried to stay calm.

He clicked on it.

In the video, a female was speaking.

Her tone sounded gentle.

you, too’. Because a

She said, “If one day, someone ***you a picture of the sky, you should reply to them with, I miss you,

poem once said, ‘I glimpsed the sky in the morning, and the ***in the evening. Wherever I go, I think of you. Whatever I do, I think of you.”

The author was an ancient Crucsian poet.

Thump, thump.

Hugh’s heart quickened all of a sudden.

He could not control it.

At that moment…

Hugh’s hand that was holding his phone began to shake slightly.

The video Jane sent…

Was she trying to say that….

Hugh did not dare to read too deeply into it.

At first, he wanted to do

as the

was about to reply,

in the

Hugh deleted

searched for the words to

Something that could express all his

could not be as simple as those

still waiting for Hugh’s

She felt like a young girl, waiting

she sent Hugh had already shown him how she

Hugh was not

But she

lifetimes, Jane had only lived

never

She had been single all

had taken the initiative to pursue

But when she responded to Hugh’s feelings, Jane still could not control the butterflies

in love? Being in love would only

to crash and **down, Hugh’s reply finally

admired the flowers in spring, and watched the snow in winter. In my waking moments, I miss you. In my dreams,

the first time Jane saw this

thinking, she

that she could not possibly

good enough? Men would only slow

Jane’s mind

another little voice was

fall in love immediately.” The rational voice argued, “***up, you love-struck ***. I want to focus on my career. Relationships are nothing but ***. Feelings should be flushed down toilet bowls

two

was about to

She replied, [Mr. Croft! How elegant! Hahaha!

She would apologize later. At that moment, her

had to deny the truth. It was

wanted to lie down

not want to look at

How frustrating.

at

The carriage stopped.

heard Life’s voice.

Fowler, we’ve arrived at our

Oh, ***.

Jane rubbed her

right. Come what may. When disaster strikes, no one can escape it. It’s time

deep breaths, Jane

wind and

w against her

Even her thick down jacket, gloves, hat, and scarf could not block the

was very grateful for

It cooled her down. Her

herdow

feeling much more alert

She looked up.

not

this place… Count Lauren

was no ordinary

had once

failed in business, he could no longer

he bite the bullet and sell it

was said that a mysterious person had paid 100 million dollars to buy

castle in the city of Fousm, in Meridonia, 100 million dollars was still an enormous amount of money. But including the various expenses required throughout the year, the total figure was astronomical. Ordinary

had

never thought that the person who bought the castle was