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“I can remember every outfit she’s worn since I first laid eyes on her,”

“I wish I had the ability to protect you from the pain,”

“You needed to show the others how strong you are.”

“I enjoy the sounds of nature as we slowly make our way toward the other side of the island, but only two minutes into the ten-minute ride, Cassia starts to stir.”

Lmao she’s unconscious on his lap while he’s out enjoying nature 😂 this is so silly of him haha

Ch 7 - the author had no reason to make me this sad for her already 🥲🥺

“Honestly, I have no idea what I’m doing, and I’m scared out of my mind.”

“Marry me, Elizabeth Josephine Kensington.”
“Yes,” “Yes, I’ll marry you.”

Epilogue!? Excuse me wtf 💀

“…You’re dealing with challenges he never did—with problems he created. Your loyalty to your family is admirable. But don’t let it overtake your own ambitions. Your own happiness. You can be a doctor and a duke, if you so choose. Focus on the options you have, not the limitations.”

“…It’s not going to be easy. That’s not a reason to give up. That’s a reason to fight harder. She’s stubborn. You want a chance? Be stubborner.”

“People say complicated like it’s a bad thing,” Mom muses. “But it just means more effort is required. And there’s nothing worth having, Lili, that doesn’t require some effort.”

“My parents don’t have a perfect relationship, but they’re perfect for each other. They have the sort of synergy that seems fated, not something you could manufacture with a fixed arrangement.”

Charlie has so much going on, it breaks my heart 🥺

“Why’d you walk away in the hallway at my grandparents’?”
“Because I was losing control.”
“I had all my clothes on.”
“You wreck my control just by existing, Elizabeth Kensington.”
“That’s either the nicest or the meanest thing anyone has ever said to me.”
“You’re welcome.”

“If she asked me what my favorite color was, the honest answer would be whatever mysterious pigment her eyes are.”

“This version of Lili is very different from the woman who left scratches all over my back and then climbed onto my lap because I wasn’t fucking her fast enough. And the one who haughtily forgot my name—multiple times. I like all three versions.”

“So much for you offering to walk me to my door to be a gentleman.”
“You don’t want a gentleman, Elizabeth.”

“Is that your way of inviting me in?”
“No. I’d ask.”“Do you want to come in?”
“Yes.”

“You can miss something you never had, but I think you miss what you had and lost more.”

“Nice to see you, Charles.”
“You too, Elizabeth.”

“Yet he was judging me, as if I’d had any control over who my parents were.”

“I always have to second-guess intentions. To wonder if guys are interested in me or the money. To consider that men want to be in my bed and my bank account.”

“Again, I have to work hard not to express any amusement. Again, I have to remind myself any charm or politeness is a pretty facade.”

“I cock my head and put my hands on my hips, making my now-visible pregnant belly more apparent. Obviously, Misha is well enough to do this, right?” 😂

“If someone doesn’t want us, we need to stop wanting them. I used to tell myself that, and now I believe it,”

No words can explain the shock. I didn’t even put two and two together!? 🫢

“No one does you better than you. You can’t be replaced. Not everyone will see that, but only you need to.”

“We’re all ugly, Ryen. The only difference is, some hide it and some wear it.”

“Eventually we all have to weigh what we want more: wanting back what we had or wanting what could be. To stay or to risk everything to move forward.”

“I learned a long time ago that you don’t need to reveal everything inside of you to the people around you. They like to judge, and I’m happier when they don’t. Some things stay hidden.”