Chapter 149

Windsor looked at her with an unreadable expression.

To be honest, he still couldn’t fully understand what Jacqueline was saying. It was hard for him to accept that a single memory from childhood could give someone the strength to endure hardships.

To him, what mattered more was the knowledge and refinement built day by day, and the connections and abilities one could develop at the Yorkshire boarding school.

Still, Windsor was perceptive enough to realize he needed to step back here. If he stubbornly insisted, Jacqueline wouldn’t get angry this time—she would be sad.

And instead of a storm with fierce winds, it would bring dark clouds.

He found it troublesome when she got angry, but it was even harder to deal with when she was sad. Especially when she held back her tears, barely keeping them from falling.

She was usually honest with her emotions, but not when it…