---- Chapter 157 Tara anxiously sat next to Jonah. She only got into the car because she wanted to tell him that she wasn't planning to be in a relationship for the time being. She didn't want him to waste his time, especially since he was a busy man. However , his actions prevented her from speaking her mind. So, she bit her lip and didn't know what to do.

When Jonah noticed that, he said with a frown, "If you continue biting your lip, you're going to injure it." Tara embarrassedly stopped biting her lip and lowered her head. She couldn't hide her nervousness at all. Jonah seemed to have seen right through her, and he said softly, "Don't feel stressed. Just do what your heart tells you to." She quietly glanced at him. His words calmed her down, without her even realizing it.

Before Jonah started driving, he asked, "What would you like to listen to on the radio?" "Anything's fine," she said hurriedly. Hearing that, he put on something relaxing to calm her down further. 'Tara was a detail-oriented person. Although she was slow ---- when it came to relationships, she was sensitive to all the little things. For example, when she was with Lance, she noticed he actually minded her poor background. He also didn't like how her work wasn't that impressive.

So, she never asked him where he was going. Even when. he returned home or when his parents called him, he never brought her up. He also never asked if she wanted to join him when meeting his friends. Tara noticed everything, but she pretended to be oblivious. She only suggested giving Anton a gift previously because she thought she should show him some respect. After all, Lance had announced to the world that she was his girlfriend.

Tara had always gone with the flow, and Lance treated her greatly in every other aspect. She was also open- minded and knew that no one and nothing was perfect . After all, there would always be something that someone wouldn't like. So, she could see all the little efforts that Jonah had put in. However, she didn't try to find them deliberately. Instead, she felt them with her heart without realizing it. When she saw how the story would go, she learned that Jonah was a great man.

He was completely different from Shawn, whose complicated attitude toward her was unpredictable. ---- As Jonah kept his gaze in front, he gulped and said, "So, you're going back to Naoundbury tomorrow?" Tara returned to her senses and nodded at him. "Yeah, that's right." Right after that, he asked, "Have you thought about staying here?" "T like Naoundbury , so I've never planned on staying ," she answered truthfully. Hearing that, Jonah just answered with a hum and stopped asking questions.

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Tara knew she had to be determined so that she wouldn't give him any false hope. That night, Jonah brought her to the same restaurant they had visited before. They even grabbed a seat at the same spot. When he noticed how anxious she looked, he gently started a conversation to distract her from her heavy thoughts. "Are you afraid of heights?" Tara nodded before looking out the floor-to-ceiling windows.

Then, she said with a smile, 'We're not that high up here, so I feel fine." "That's good," he said softly. Suddenly, she realized something, and she looked out the window before turning back to the calm man in front of ---- her. Tara pretended not to know anything and lowered her gaze as her face slowly turned red. While they had their dinner , Jonah would start random conversations from time to time, and she would respond every time.

However , when she thought about how she was going to reject him later, she became distracted again. At that moment, her mind was in a mess, and she didn't know what she truly wanted as well. When she finished her food, she mustered up some courage and said, "Mr. Pearson, I... I'm not planning to be in a relationship for the moment.

I'm sorry that you've wasted your time for the past month." Jonah calmly put down his napkin and said nonchalantly, "You don't have to feel sorry for anything." Seeing how calm he was, Tara instantly stopped feeling so stressed . Even her voice sounded more relaxed. "I'm not really a people person, so..." Right after she said that, she stopped speaking right away, thinking that what she was going to say next might lead to a misunderstanding.

Suddenly, there were fireworks going off outside the building. They looked incredibly dazzling as they exploded in the sky. Tara's eyes widened as she was stunned, and she was distracted by the fireworks. Then, she immediately called out Jonah's name, wanting him to check out the great ---- view with her. When she turned to look at him, she met his gaze. She didn't even realize he had been staring at her for a long time.

As the fireworks continued lighting up the sky, she saw him smiling at her. The dashing man looked more captivating than the light show outside when he smiled. "T'll wait for you," said Jonah.