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Chapter 131: When lights go dim

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The evening air was cool, filled in the softness of twilight. Streetlights blinked to life one by one like sleepy fireflies, and the city began to hum with night-time rhythms. Lydia adjusted her simple gown as she stepped out of the cab, her eyes searching for Gabriel among the small crowd gathered near the entrance of the vintage-style cinema.

And there he was.

Leaning casually against a pillar in a black hoodie, faded jeans, and that same scent she had grown addicted to—clean, crisp, something like sandalwood and secrets. The moment their eyes met, he straightened.

“You look beautiful,” he said, his voice calm but his eyes giving him away.

“You say that every time,” Lydia replied, a smile tugging at her lips.

“Because it’s always true.”

They walked into the cinema together, side by side, but something lingered in the air between them. Something unsaid. Something heavy yet delicate.

The movie hall was mostly empty—just a handful of scattered viewers. Gabriel had deliberately chosen a
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