Chapter 19 Treyton shielded Camila behind him, his face full of vigilance as he stared at the man. "I should be asking who you are! What are you doing, getting all handsy?" "I'm talking to Cami, it's none of your business!" Zachary fixed his gaze on Camila. "Who exactly is he, and what is your relationship?" "His name is Treyton." Camila tugged at the corner of her lips. "He's my boyfriend." "...Boyfriend?" Zachary staggered back a step, disbelief written all over his face. "No, that's impossible, you must be lying to me..." But before he could finish, Camila rose on tiptoe and kissed Treyton on the cheek, her brows raised playfully. "Are you still going to deceive yourself now?" Treyton was momentarily stunned. Boom- A bolt of thunder exploded across the sky. Its light illuminated Zachary's bloodless face. "Let's go." Camila took Treyton's arm and turned to leave. Zachary stood where he was, watching her receding figure. Only then did he realize that the pain in his heart had never been an illusion. What mattered most to him had truly slipped away from his grasp. He regretted it so much, wanting to reach out, but he couldn't even touch a single strand of her hair. *** Camila followed Treyton to the place they had agreed on earlier, her heart still beating irregularly. "Treyton..." She looked at his profile. "Aren't you going to ask me who that man was...?" 0.0 % 09:09 "Shh..." Treyton smiled, holding her hand. "None of that matters. I have something much more important to show you." "Didn't you say you wanted to see a meteor shower before?" He handed her the telescope he had set up. The moment Camila looked up at the sky through the telescope, a magnificent meteor shower streaked across the night, trailing sparkling tails. "It's so beautiful!" Camila's eyes sparkled with joy, so much so that she couldn't bear to blink. It was just too fleeting. But in the next second, a meteor necklace appeared before her eyes, like a galaxy strung with bright stars, shining brilliantly. At the same time, Treyton's voice lingered in her ear: "Cami, actually, I've liked you for a long time! I used to tease you just to get your attention, and that time I asked you out, I wanted to confess to you, but unfortunately, we missed our chance..." "You have no idea how happy I was when we met again. Actually, I lied that day-I was totally into you. No matter what your personality is, in my heart, you're the most unique!" "Would you... be my girlfriend?" He looked extremely nervous. Camila smiled. "Then you lost, because you confessed first." "I'm happy to lose!" Treyton grinned radiantly, put the meteor necklace around her neck, and lowered his head to kiss her forehead. Meteors are fleeting, but their story was far from over. Camila leaned on his shoulder, gazing at the stars for a long time. As night deepened, they walked down the mountain hand in hand and went to the night market. "I want that ice cream!" Camila pointed to the ice cream cart across the bridge. "Wait here, I'll get it for you." Treyton immediately jogged over. Camila watched his back, her eyes curved in a smile. But in the next moment, her wrist was suddenly grabbed and she was pulled into someone's arms. "Zachary?!" 41.3 % 09:05 Before she could react, he covered her mouth and nose. Camila's pupils contracted sharply, her body went limp, and she fell into darkness. 95.8 %