She didn’t understand why N suddenly took the initiative to talk to her.


    N approached with a warm, unsettling smile.


    “It’s been ages!


    You’ve changed so much.


    ”


    She secretly sized Ste up.


    “What’s your profession now? I’ve just returned from abroad and am settling in Seamarsh.


    We should catch up more often.


    Oh, and I brought someone back with me, someone you definitely know.


    ”


    Ste’s heart sank at the insinuation, a sense of foreboding washing over her.


    As N called out, “Leo, look who’s here.


    ”


    Hearing that name, Ste frowned.


    Turning, she faced the man in the white shirt, hardly recognizing him.


    The years had matured him.


    Frozen, Ste’s mind went nk.


    It was undeniably Leo, her former boyfriend, who had left for foreign shores after their breakup years ago.


    But Ste came to her senses soon.N?velDrama.Org owns all content.


    Leo belonged to a chapter of her life she had firmly closed.


    She had no intention of reopening past wounds or rekindling old connections.


    “Let’s go, Besty.


    ” She grasped Besty’s hand, ready to depart from the ufortable encounter.


    But as she pivoted away, Leo interjected, his voiceced with a mix of emotions.


    “Long time no see, Ste.


    ”


    His gaze held hers,plex and unreadable.


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    Once, during their time together, Leo had admired Ste’s beauty.


    Yet, standing before him now, she seemed even more radiant than he remembered.


    Gone was the naivety of her youth, reced by the allure and poise of a mature woman.


    Her presence effortlessly eclipsed that of the women nearby.


    In thest few years, Leo had built a sessful career managing aw firm overseas and even ventured into matrimony.


    He had encountered countless women in his professional journey, yet the sight of Ste struck him with an unexpected jolt.


    Maintaining herposure, Ste nodded courteously, eager to leave the scene.


    However, N interceded hastily, “Ste, it’s a rare chance to bump into you here.


    Our private booth is just over there.


    Why don’t you join us for a while? Let’s catch up.


    ”


    “No, thank you.


    I have another engagement this evening,” Ste declined.