Chapter 156

After placing the roses on the desk, Tara snuck to the pantry and took a look at the card. As she had expected, it was Jonah. Seeing his name, her heart started racing. She wondered if he was trying to pursue her. At that moment, she felt slightly lost. After all, she had never been in an actual relationship before. Although Lance and Soren were nice to her, she ended up with them without even realizing it. So, she didn't have any choice previously. Tara took a deep breath, thinking that she had no plans of being in a relationship for the moment. So, she decided to ignore it and avoid Jonah. Since she was returning to Naoundbury in a month, she figured a workaholic like him would forget about her eventually. For the next 10 days, she kept avoiding Jonah. However, the gifts kept reaching her in various ways. Sometimes, Jonah would come down for a walk, so she would keep her head down. Even when her heart was racing, she didn't dare to look up at all. When she felt him getting closer