Chapter 298

"I'm thinking about him, and I'm doing it openly," Shelmaine said. "From the moment you skipped the engagement party, it stopped being 'open.' Now you're stuck with me forever," Samuel retorted, jealousy bubbling beneath the surface. The fact that Shelmaine still thought about Julien, the one person who had no right to exist in her mind, infuriated him. "Shelly, you need to stop thinking about him. From now on, it's just you and me, no one else." Shelmaine sighed, a faint, bitter smile on her lips. "Why have you turned into this person? I can't wrap my head around it. What happened to the Samuel I used to know?" "Maybe you never really knew me," Samuel replied, his voice tightening. "Or maybe you never wanted to take the time to understand me." "And what about you?" Shelmaine shot back. "Did you ever take the time to understand me?" Samuel fell silent for a moment, then finally said, "Well, now's our chance. Let's start over and get to know each other properly this time." "It's