Suddenly, Raegan felt a splitting pain in her heart.
She realized her facade of serene was easily ruined by the sight of Mitchel, her previous attempt to ignore any news of him with Katie futile.
There was a long way ahead for Raegan to completely move on.
After all, Mitchel had caused her so much pain by shattering her illusion.
He had claimed he no longer loved her despite their shared past, and she couldnât do anything about it.
Dodging Mitchel after deciding to move on seemed pointless.
With this thought in mind, Raegan withdrew her gaze, held Stefanâs arm, and said slowly, âNo need.
Letâs go inside.
â
Raegan didnât linger.
She made ways to the restaurant, arm in arm with Stefan.
They soon entered the restaurant and disappeared in Mitchelâs view.
During the meal, Raegan didnât talk much, her face expressionless.
Stefan cut the steak for her and passed the plate to her.
Noticing she didnât touch her food much, he asked, âDo you not like the food here?â
âItâs not like that.
I had coffee this afternoon, so Iâm not too hungry.
â
âRaeganâ¦â Stefan suddenly called out to her, glancing at Mitchel dining alone nearby.
âYes?â Raegan looked up at Stefan.
Stefan said carefully, âIs it that⦠Do you not move on yet?â
Raeganâs hand holding the fork froze.
But she didnât respond.
Stefan looked at her with a trace of pity in his eyes.
âIf you really canât let go, donât force yourself.
Time heals all wounds.
â
Being friends with Erick, Stefan couldnât quite describe his feelings for Raegan.
At first, he only saw her as a friendâs little sister.
But as time passed by, his feelings for her had become unexplainable.
Moreover, he had never been in a relationship before and the notion of love for a woman was foreign to him.
ALL Stefan knew was he wanted Raegan to be happy, whether he was a part of that happiness.
As long as she was delighted, nothing else mattered.
Raegan appreciated Stefanâs effort to comfort her.
Sometimes, there were things she couldnât tell Erick because she feared he would be impulsive.
But with Stefan, she didnât have such kind of worry.
It seemed he could always guess her thoughts and would never do anything to make her feel uncomfortable.
âThank you, Stefan.
I understand.
â Raegan agreed with Stefan.
She wouldnât force her heart to suddenly turn indifferent to Mitchel she had loved for a decade.
She would let nature take its course.
Anyway, she was doing fine.
Like now, she could already eat with Mitchel in the same restaurant calmly.
She couldnât avoid him forever.
Eventually, she would move on.
The dinner ended earlier than expected.
When Raegan got up, she spot Mitchel not far away, his face icy.
Raegan averted her gaze, treating him like any other stranger she might see anywhere.
After taking a few steps, Stefanâs phone rang, a work-related call.