Lina pressed on, "Just say you're inexperienced. The way he looked at you during dinner was like he wanted to devour you. I study psychology, trust me on this."

I texted back, "Stop talking nonsense!"

Lina responded dismissively, "What nonsense? Why should Norman get to find other women behind your back? Are you really going to stay loyal to him forever?"

"After being with this jerk for seven years, don't you think that's a loss? Don't you want to treat yourself better?"

Her words felt like they had opened a can of worms, stirring up all my doubts and thoughts.

Just as I was about to reply, the car slowly came to a stop at the hotel entrance.

I thanked him, saying, "I really appreciate you driving me home so late."

Kane looked at me with a charming smile, making my heart race.

"Yuna, I told you I'd come back to find you. Did you forget?"

I definitely hadn't forgotten; I just couldn't believe it.

Those were just the naive words of a young person back then—could they really be taken seriously?

Well, I took your words seriously then.

"Kane, could you come up and sit with me for a bit?"

"I was just thinking the same thing!"

I wasn't sure if it was the drinks, but Kane looked so handsome that I felt a little dizzy.

Once we were in the room, Kane kissed me right away.

I didn't pull back because I wanted this too.

When we were young, we always met someone who left an unforgettable mark on our hearts.

For me, that person had been Norman, but unexpectedly, I found out I was also someone else's unforgettable mark.

And that someone turned out to be an incredible guy like Kane.

I was completely overwhelmed, so I decided to go all in.

I did my best to keep up with him.

A few minutes later, we were just looking at each other.

It had been so long since I had seen love in a man's eyes, and that day, I finally felt fulfilled.

Kane seemed a bit shy.

"I just took over the company's affairs recently, and I was feeling a bit worn out..."

I laughed softly and touched his cheek.

"You must have had a lot of women, right?"

I just wanted to clarify what that night meant.

But Kane got a little flustered.

"Yuna, I wasn't what you thought; I had never been with anyone before..."