A Love Out of Reach

As both of them fell silent, the air around seemed to freeze.

Clara blankly met Dante's crimson eyes, seeing him on the verge of speaking, and said, "I don't have any paintings, but there was once someone I really tried to like."

Unexplainable emotions surged in Dante's deep red eyes as he stared intently at Clara, his lips trembling sharply.

When Clara said, "I once really tried to love someone,"