ᴀʟᴛʜᴏᴜɢʜ ᴛʜɪs ᴍɪʀʀᴏʀ ᴄᴀɴ sʜᴏᴡ ᴀ ʀᴇғʟᴇᴄᴛɪᴏɴ, ɪᴛ ᴄᴀɴɴᴏᴛ sʜᴏᴡ ʏᴏᴜ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛʀᴜᴛʜ.

ㅤ Mm. (* Preparing ) for love ain’t a thing. The heart is unpredictable an’ very fickle. 《 He chuckles, mostly to himself at a thought. 》 As for whether or not ya should’a considered it, I’m of the mindset that if ya should’ve, ya would’ve. ㅤ

ㅤ I knew I wanted t’be a researcher the moment I met Pharaoh as a child. I didn’t entertain the idea of real love until I met yer father. An’ I became a Professor at fifty. My darling Grace, it’s never too early or late t’start thinkin’ about anything. ㅤ

ㅤ 《 He frowns just a bit; he feels like he suddenly knows exactly what she’s talking about. 》 Nothin’ bad ever came outta considerin’, no. ㅤ

ㅤ Well. Yes. I think yer standards should be sky-high in every category, but. 《 Don’t listen to him. If he had his way, she’d be literally unobtainable. 》 But understandin’ is a good first step.

ㅤ Anytime, dear. 《 Back to his newspaper he goes. ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ Yes, he’s (* that ) old. 》 ㅤ

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