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Eternal Longing(4)

Author: Zhihu Select
last update Last Updated: 2023-05-26 19:30:15
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When I got home, it was dark.

I couldn't help hugging my legs and crying.

After an unknown period of time, the door opened. I looked up at Jack.

He could see all the grievances in my eyes.

His face instantly turned pale.

He quickly walked up to me and picked me up. "Jessica?"

I couldn't control myself anymore. I hugged his neck and burst into tears.

He didn't ask anything. He just patted my back gently to calm me down.

When I finally stopped crying, he held my hand and stood up. "Are you hungry?"

My eyes were swollen from crying. I was ugly. I avoided his gaze and nodded.

"You're still very beautiful." Jack immediately saw through what I was thinking and held my face with a gentle smile.

Then, he led me into the kitchen.

I helped him. For the first time, I felt that doing housework was full of fun.

Jack made a delicious meal. I sat down with him for dinner and then slowly told him what had happened.

I was already very calm as I spoke.

But probably because the person o
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