Julissa’s lips curled into a smile as she nodded eagerly.
Though neither of them had mentioned the confession from before, she could feel that something between them had subtly changed.
This time, after his business trip, the invisible barrier between them had thinned to the point where it was like a fragile cicada’s wing—so delicate that even a gentle breeze could shatter it.
The anticipation of this budding relationship felt completely different from anything she had experienced before.
For the first time, she could genuinely feel Scott’s affection for her.
Even though he had a sharp tongue, never uttered sweet words, and had never made any promises, she just knew.
It was something she had never felt before—not even when she was with Liam.
Had her past relationship been a joke? We
