"If I had known that I would miss out on a relationship because of my youthful arrogance, I would have come back earlier."

Sterling blinked, his tone light and easy, and Deirdre relaxed, knowing that Sterling was just joking.

"Of course, you should have been impulsive when you were young. Without your courage back then, how would you be where you are today? If I ran into you on the street now, I might not even recognize you," Ophelia complimented.

As the three of them talked, Ophelia suddenly