Chapter 79: ”I love you.“

Jacob continued, "There was a time when we were on a business trip together. We found ourselves on an unfamiliar path, and Mark, in his usual manner, casually approached a stranger for directions. His tone was so icy that it could've frozen the air. After he got the information he needed, he simply muttered a thank you and walked away without another word." Upon hearing this, Madison couldn't help but burst into laughter. "I never imagined you were like that before." Mark considered these recollections to be a dark past. Yet, seeing Madison so engrossed, he had no intention of interrupting. Since meeting Madison, he had made an effort to appear more approachable by altering his demeanor in her presence, though he himself hadn't fully realized this change. "Indeed, I never paid much attention to these things in the past," admitted Mark. "That's true, Madison said thoughtfully. "It's hard to notice one's own behavior, so, to outsiders, your transformation appears quite sig