Charles shrugged, his expression nonchalant. "It's just a cliché old love story, easy to guess."
However, his inner monologue was a different story. He couldn't help but wonder about the absurdity of Katherine's situation. "Who writes this stuff?" he thought, incredulous. "First, you're portrayed as some kind of promiscuous socialite, but then you turn out to be a virgin? How does that even happen?"
He recalled the dramatic events that had unfolded, from rescuing Katherine from Peter's clutches to her surprising him with an unexpected advance. Charles' mind reeled as he struggled to make sense of it all.
And then, it hit him – the eerie familiarity of his own situation. "Wait a minute," Charles thought, his eyes widening in realization. "I'm living in some kind of twisted soap opera. Fi
