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“You wouldn’t believe it, but even in the beginning, I thought you were beautiful.”
Josephine’s face flushed into a deep red, restraining a growing smile while she struggled to find a reply.
“Were? So you find me quite ugly now then,” Josephine teased. The lightheartedness in her voice flowed relief into Cullen’s face.
But it quickly returned into nervousness as he took a careful step forward.
“Lady Ambassa-Josephine,” he began, scratching at the back of his neck, “I still find you quite beautiful.”
Any response Josephine had planned dissipated in her throat.
For once, she didn’t know what to say.