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Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtPaul finally broke the silence. "I'm sorry. It was presumptuous of me. If you don't want to answer=" "It's not that," Miranda interjected, meeting his gaze with a soft smile. “It's just that I haven't quite figured out how to say it." Paul's expression grew serious. His eyes were attentive as she began to speak.
"There was a twhen I thought I'd found true love," she said slowly "My dad's always saying that priceless treasures are easier to find than true love. It's beautiful, isn't it?.
"My father also said I'm stubborn as a mule, impossible to pull back once I've made up my mind. My mother calls it steadfastness. But I know it's more than that-it's a kind of faith, a commitment to the choices I make." +25 BONUS Before meeting Hansel, her faith had been in knowledge, academics, and research. After meeting him, he becher unwavering choice No matter how much she resented Hansel now, she couldn't deny that they had once shared a genuinely happy past. They had been sincere, treating each other as their one and only.
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But life was unpredictable, and hearts which were fickle. Those six years, seemed to have dramed her youth, had also shaped her resilience. What didn't kill her had made her stronger. Miranda continued, "I used to think loving someone meant giving everything selflessly, without expecting anything in return. But later, I realized-"
Her eyes lit up, like sunlight breaking through the clouds, spilling warmth. Q "You have to love yourself first. If you Idse who you you are, how can you possibly have the right to love someone else?-
"Love, tonow, isn't a necessity. After wasting six years and finally picking up my academic path again, I Ve don't want to disappoint my mentors. And I refuse to let my own hard work go to waste. So, for me, things are good as they are " At this point, Miranda was fully aware of Sam's intentions. She had also begun to sense Paul's quiet affection, Tovealed in fleeting moments.