Windsor Myres didn’t close her eyes. She looked up, staring at his lowered eyelids, a bit dazed.

Honestly speaking—

Camden River was much younger than any man she had met before, just a college freshman who had just turned twenty, yet he stood out among his peers due to his calm and reserved nature.

His eyelashes are really long, slightly drooping, casting small shadows at the corners of his eyes.

Young, clean, upright, kind...

In her past life, she had never come across a boy who made her so obsessed and reluctant to let go. If such a person existed, they’d always been like water from different wells.

She was actually quite surprised that Camden could reach this point with her, how could she let go?

Windsor Myres couldn’t help but laugh and closed her eyes as well.

It was very late, the street outside was almost deserted, and the two embraced each other.

Being together was like sharing weal and woe. He felt moved, this girl, despite being willful and unreasonable, had a kind heart. With an average girl, she might have been scared to tears by now.

But, thinking about it now, her staying was, as she said, because of love.

She loved him, so she stayed with him.

Likewise—

She loved him, so she schemed twice to win his heart once and to keep him by her side once.

Did she ever consider the feelings of the person she schemed against? So selfish.

Camden River took a deep breath, looked at the curtains, and after a while, closed his eyes again, controlling his emotions.

Windsor Myres hugged him tightly from behind and didn’t say anything.

She didn’t know what to say, still a bit confused, especially since Camden said she was frightening. Yet he already understood her family environment. Why couldn’t he understand her? She was only trying to protect herself.

From childhood to adulthood, she had always been like this, self-serving, with nothing beyond that.

Is it wrong to want to keep him?

Is it wrong to love him?

Windsor Myres pressed her cheek against his back, yet, throughout the night, Camden River never turned around.

——

The next day, early morning.

Camden River woke up at half past five.

He had had a habit of jogging since childhood, and his body clock had long been set.

Once he woke up, he couldn’t sleep anymore.

Windsor Myres was sleeping soundly beside him, lying flat, very quietly, her breathing slow and steady, making it hard to disturb her.

Camden River didn’t disturb her either, gently put on his clothes, set her phone alarm for eight in the morning, and after washing up, went straight back to school.

He headed directly to the track, starting to run along the circular path.

The east was turning a pale white, and there were a few people scattered on the track. He looked up and saw Mia Ginger not far ahead.

Mia Ginger was exercising her body.

She had been in the hospital for over two months, and now that she was recovering, she naturally put great emphasis on exercise.

Early in the morning, she wasn’t wearing a wig, sporting a pair of washed white jeans and a loose light blue shirt, wearing sneakers, she went straight downstairs and started running along the track.

After the car accident, she actually couldn’t hear in her right ear, with only occasional buzzing sounds.

Running against the wind was a bit uncomfortable.

Thus, she ran very slowly, really slowly, almost as if she were measuring the track, making one feel very anxious watching her.

Camden River quickly caught up to her and asked softly, "Are you uncomfortable?"

"What?" Mia Ginger didn’t hear clearly. 𝕗𝚛𝚎𝚎𝐰𝗲𝗯𝗻𝚘𝚟𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝕞

She turned her head and was indeed taken aback to see him, asking, "Weren’t you with Windsor Myres last night?"

"I was." Camden River replied blandly.

Mia Ginger nodded, smiled slightly with closed lips, looked over her shoulder, "Why isn’t she here?"

Camden River also smiled, "She hasn’t come for a long time."

Mia Ginger had been on leave previously, not aware that starting this semester, Windsor Myres had rarely joined Camden River for morning runs.

For one, the two’s relationship was very stable for a while, and second, Windsor Myres always liked sleeping in. Over time, she came downstairs later and later for morning runs, and Camden River couldn’t wait for her. Gradually, he stopped waiting.

Even in terms of basic time management, the two had different commitments.

Camden River insisted on being early, his bottom line was never being late, while Windsor Myres had a habit of being late, often not showing up at all.

The two had argued several times over attending class on time, each holding their own views, with Camden believing that lax behavior showed disrespect to the class, while Windsor thought it was petty to make a big deal out of such a small matter.