Or perhaps, it was because she noticed that he also had the same kind of experience as her—the experience of longing for the unattainable—that led her to gradually believe that he was actually a good person.
Unknowingly, the atmosphere suddenly turned ambiguous. It's unclear if it was because of the altitude, but when Robert Thomson stood up, the mountain wind seemed to blow away all the troubling thoughts.
Looking at the towering snow-capped mountains in the distance, he felt a sense of unparalleled joy, fully savoring the boldness of overlooking all the lesser peaks.
When he lowered his head, he saw that although Emma Smith had taken some oxygen, she still seemed somewhat weak. Her frail and delicate appearance involuntarily stirred some ripples in his heart.
His heart felt constricted, and his breathing became rapid. Was he also suffering from a lack of oxygen?
"Emma...," his voice was soft and cottony, like a child asking for candy.
