Howard Coleman stood unblinkingly by Rusell Henris' side, watching Madeleine.
The atmosphere in the private room had become slightly awkward.
Just as Rusell Henris hesitated about whether to break the silence, Howard Coleman's long eyelashes fluttered gently, and he stepped forward, stopping half a meter in front of Madeleine to ask, "You're back?"
His voice was still the familiar tone she remembered, so familiar that it caused her some heartache.
Some say that ex-lovers can't be friends, but before Madeleine and Howard Coleman broke up, she knew that they were bound to meet again, and to interact daily. So, before she left, she had left him with a phrase, that upon meeting again, they would forget the past; she would be Madeleine, and he would be Howard.
No matter how stirred Madeleine's emotions were deep down, as soon as Howard Coleman finished speaking, she quickly put on a smile and said, "Yes, Howard, I'm back."
