Chapter 505 Billionaire's Lies

• Each morning, Clarisse woke up with one goal in mind: to regain Saben's heart. She was aware that the path forward would not be easy, that Saben's feelings could not be easily changed, and that the tension between them was not an overnight erasable thing. But she was set on it. She understood the past they shared, the connection that previously dwelled between them, was worth the fight. And at heart, she could sense that Saben loved her still, even though his actions did not always reflect it. She felt the foundation was still there shaky, but there.
• In spite of the iciness she so frequently experienced from him, Clarisse continued to push. She had always been adept at reading individuals, at picking up on things unsaid, and she was aware that Saben wasn't totally resistant to her existence. But there was more than that. She could perceive the distance he put between them wasn't a product of contempt or disregard. It was apprehension fear of reliving the missteps of the past, fear of both of them having emotional scars.
• Clarisse couldn't fault him for that. She was the one who had backed away years ago, and she had lived with the guilt of that decision. But now, she was willing to make it right, to prove to him that she was different now, that the love for him hadn't diminished with time. It had intensified.