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Chapter 98 Carol

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*Mia's POV*

I decided to take a nap, but then I suddenly realized something. Kyle didn't say anything about Taylor bumping into me yesterday. It was almost the first time he had ignored Taylor.

With second thought. Of course he hadn't mentioned Taylor. He no longer saw Taylor as the girl. Naturally, he wasn't interested in Taylor anymore. He now knew that I was the girl.

It seemed like I had finally defeated Taylor. I'd finally "won." But the thought didn't make me feel happy at all. Kyle's love had become something cheap, as it wasn't love at all.

"Nate?" My voice sounded small in the quiet car. "Have you ever been in love?"

He glanced at me briefly. For a moment, I thought he wouldn't answer. I don't know why but I thought he must have felt that I was stupid.

But he still answered, ‘Yes.”

The word held weight, like stones dropping into still water.

"What was it like?" I pressed. "How did you know it was real?"

His hands tightened slightly on the steering wheel. "You're really aski
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