Alexander paused, lifting his head to meet Quinn''s gaze.


    Quinn''s face was flushed, the panic and plea in her eyes evident for all to see.


    After a moment of silence, Alexander straightened her sweater.


    Leaning in towards Quinn''s face, he kissed her lips again, his voice hoarse as he asked, "Shall we go back?"


    Alexander raised his fingers, wiping the tears at corner of her eye, with his heavy breath warm against her face. Quinn nodded, no longer in the mood to continue shopping.


    This man seemed to want to kiss her everywhere.


    After spending some time inside, Alexander led her out and had a store clerk print out the photos they had taken.


    As the clerk printed the photos, she caught a glimpse of the kissing couple and gave them a strange look.


    It was clear they were a newly in love couple so that can always disy affection, and they can''t pull off this kind of thing if they''ve been dating for over a year. The clerk handed the photos to Alexander.


    He tucked the photos into his pocket, and he walked out with taking Quinn''s hand.


    Perhaps the fresh air outside calmed them both down a bit. Alexander took her for a walk by the seaside rather than go back in a rush.


    Quinn walked on the soft sand and looked at the bustling crowd around with distant expression.


    The liveliness had little to do with the number of people, and it was about the person beside you.


    Quinn looked at him, although surrounded by strangers, she didn''t feel lonely.


    They didn''t go far, there was a crowd having gathered for some event seemingly.


    Alexander led her over to take a look, someone was setting off fireworks which were scattered all over the beach, and they was getting ready to light. Quinn suddenly remembered that the New Year wasing.


    It was almost New Year''s, no wonder there was so lively.


    "See that?" Alexander asked her.


    Quinn nodded, eagerly watching the fireworks, already imagining them blooming in the sky.


    Alexander took off his jacket and draped it over her, standing beside her to wait for the fireworks to light up.


    The sea breeze was cool, tousling her delicate strands hair which asionally brushed against Alexander''s neck and danced in the air.


    She nestled in Alexander''s embrace with catching a faint scent from him, feelingfort and warmth filling her heart.


    If only they could stay in this moment forever.


    The staff set up the fireworks and signaled for the crowd to disperse.


    A loud bang startled Quinn, causing her to instinctively move closer to Alexander.


    Alexander embraced her and patted soothingly.


    Several streaks of light shot up into the sky which blossomed into colorful starlight in the dark night so that illuminated arge portion of the sky. Quinn stared nkly at the fireworks with mesmerized expression; she hadn''t seen many fireworks before, only on TV.


    Because fireworks weren''t allow to set off in Amber Bay, she had lived for so long without ever seeing fireworks bloom in person.


    It was more stunning and impressive than she imagined.


    Alexander nced down at her face which reflected the colorful lights, her eyes sparkling with starlight, with a moment of distraction.


    With so many fireworks, it would take at least half an hour, and soon there was filled with smoke that carried a strong smell of sulfur in the air. The scent wasn''t unpleasant; instead, it carried a festive air.


    This was the smell of the New Year.


    However, Alexander''s phone rang at that moment.


    He took it out to check, silencing it and putting it back in his pocket.


    The phone rang again less than a minuteter, Quinn heard it, turning to look at his pocket this time.This belongs to N?velDrama.Org - ?.


    Alexander frowned who took out his phone again and was about to hang up when the caller disconnected first.