Amanda Smith gazed deep into his eyes. She had decided not to dwell on the past. The issue of who owed whom—if they continued to quibble over it, they would never be able to move forward.
They had been entangled for over twenty years, almost the whole of each other's lives. After so many years of mutual entanglement, it was impossible to distinguish who was right and who was wrong. They were like two vines that had intertwined, becoming one entity over the years, indistinguishable from each other.
She nodded, "I love you too."
Looking at the smile on his face, she suddenly felt that all the hardships might have been worth it.
Without the complications of the past, perhaps they wouldn't be able to appreciate the sweetness of their current happiness.
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The dust-covered mansion of the Johnson family had been purchased again. Cleaned and redecorated, it had transformed overnight, returning to its former glory and prosperity.
