The moment the ring went through the knuckle and onto her ring finger, Nanako’s eyes were already flooded with tears.
She hurriedly lowered her head, so that Charlie could not see her current look.
She liked Charlie very much, but she did not want to give him too much emotional burden.
This was because, deep inside her heart, she knew that Charlie came to Japan this time and visited her in Kyoto not because of how much he liked her. Instead, he sympathized with her and felt sorry for her.
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