Nathaniel Nathan thought, 'In that case, to get her to hug me and kiss me a little longer in the future, I guess I'll have to start saying more sweet things to her.'
He wasn't very good at sweet talk, but he could learn.
For her, he was willing to try things he had never done before.
Just then, Shane Caldwell happened to walk by. He had intended to sneak a glance at Vera Xavier, but instead, he saw her locked in an embrace with Nathaniel Nathan.
Shane Caldwell's already wounded heart felt like it had just taken another critical hit. No, that wasn't right—it felt like someone had driven a knife straight into his chest!
He felt incredibly wronged. Vera Xavier had always been so cold to him; she had never hugged him like that.
More importantly, she had never given him the chance.
He stumbled back to his seat in a daze. For the first time, he wondered if he should just give up on pursuing Vera Xavier, but he dismissed the thought as soon as it surfaced.
