Turning Of The Tide

Edward grand rettes sur and continued to crouch beside her wiping her tears. He gently placed a hand on her neck and comforted her with his gate “No, at an all Everyone makes stakes. People at 17 or 18 don’t have the perspective of someone who’s 30s to they have the ability to thank beyond their age range. There aren’t so many geniuses in the world. and there are people who can foresee the hiture. Many mistakes are unavoidable. This is a necessary path to mature thinking, a set of the growing prou Without the accumulation of years, without experiencing things, neither you nor I would have or current inindser

Edward always explained things in a gentle manner, taking others feelings into consideration. “Want to continue playing?”

Of comme let’s keep going”

Rose ethniastically replied and Edward sering her return to her usual state, returned to his seat and picked up the cards agath to play another round

Once again, Edward won this round To avoid touching on anything that might make Rose upset, he carefully thought of a question and settled on something related to her childhood. “What’s the thing you regret the most from your childhood?” Before she even answered the question Rose burst into laughter Her laughter had a mix of silliness and excitement. Just a moment ages, she was in a gloomy mood, and now she seemed almost manic

Seeing her reaction, Edward couldn’t help but smile as well, amused by how he struggled to keep up with her rhythm and

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Laughing heartily. Kose regained her composure, but her lips were still twitching with a smile. With one hand supporting the corner of her mouth to maintain her calm, she said, “Hahaha. You can’t laugh if I tell you.”

Edward quipped. “But you’re laughing at yourself”

“Alright, I’ll start,” she said with a composed smile

Rose continued to chuckle for a whule, then straightened up and sad seriously. “The thing I regret the most from my childhood is not being able to pee while standing up like my brother

Edward went speechles

He was caught off guard and did not know how to respond But fortunately, the question he came up with hit the right mark, making Rose very happy

Seeing Edwards utterly confused expression, Rose knew he didn’t believe her. So, she said, I’m telling you the truth. Both my brother and Iweren’t those kinds of high–society kids from Athana, you know, those who don’t let their ten fingers touch sunlight.”

Rose continued to explain why she had this peculiar thought. “Grace and William were always busy. When we were kids, my brother was the one who played with me. We always had a lot of bodyguards around us. My brother had a habit. When he needed to pee. he would find a random place, and I would keep watch for him. But when I needed to go, we had to look for a restroom. So, my brother was annoyed by my restroom issues.

That was why Rose wanted to be able to pee standing up, so she wouldn’t have to look for restrooms.

Edward thought, “Is this something I should know? Did Frank pee anywhere and everywhere?*

In the end. Edward couldn’t hold back his laughter. He laughed out loud. Rose saw him laughing but didn’t stop him.

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joined in with her hearty laughter.

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were kids. For a moment, the room was filled with their shared laughter, and

for a long time, recounting stories from childhood to adulthood. Rose shared all the funny and embarrassing stories. Edward’s childhood, on the other hand, seemed relatively

Even when he was young, he would have a timetable for when to study and when to do exercises. He was extremely disciplined.

Rose was different. She would play with Frank until it was dark, then rush through her homework at the last ininute. If she couldn’t finish it, she would pout

a vulnerable

cry, she would act like she was fine, giving off the impression that she

least he felt that way. He wanted to protect

p.m. after the card game ended.

his wristwatch, deciding it was time for Rose to get a good night’s sleep and relax. He began to tidy up the cards on the couch. “Rose, I’ll collect

are quite tasty. Try one. They’re lemon–flavored.”

saying that, Rose grabbed a chip and held it up to Edward’s mouth. He went along

hopeful expression, Rose asked,

replied, “It’s

up, Rose suddenly grabbed his arm. Edward turned to look at her with a questioning expression

for a second. Then, she suddenly stood up. Her feet

getting closer and closer. She

mischievously. “Give me a

too stunned to respond.

kiss her when they were in

kiss, why are you

finish her sentence when the cards in Edward’s hand scattered onto the floor and the couch. In an instant. he grabbed Rose’s neck and pulled her toward himself. With one hand around her waist, he pressed his lips

he remained composed, Rose would’ve thought that he was

lemon danced on their lips, mirroring the fervent energy that surged through their bodies. The room’s temperature

bit tired. Their lips remained locked. and she tightened her grip around Edward’s neck. With a slight leap, she hooked her

quickly pulled his lips away from hers and used one hand to support her waist. For a moment, he seemed uncertain where to place his

lemon–flavored kiss. He struggled to control his restless emotions and said

to encircle his waist, shrugged, and asked, “I have a sore back from standing. This

the issue here? Her action was quite dangerous if Edward couldn’t hold