In Love, Never Say Never

Without looking at his expression, I straightened and went into my bedroom. In this world, no one would go out of their way to help someone else for no apparent reason. There had to be a motive. I was smart enough to know why Marcus treated me so well.

Sometimes, I wanted to continue feigning ignorance just so that I could stay. However, humans were complex beings. I couldn’t very well put on a facade forever, not to mention the current me couldn’t afford to be ignorant anymore.

“Scarlett!” He paused before asking in a low voice, “Have you ever… felt anything for me?”

His question stunned me, and my mind couldn’t formulate a response for a while. “I’m sorry, Marcus!”

A low laugh came from behind me. “Okay. I understand.”

His simple words carried a sense of heaviness.

Even so, there was nothing I could do about it.

I parted my lips, attempting to say something, but no words could escape.

Back in my bedroom, my chest tightened uncomfortably. Even after a whole night of tossing and turning, I still couldn’t fall asleep.

During the past two months, I never once thought about how I was going to spend the rest of my days.

Besides solving the matters between Ashton and me, there was also Marcus. I had no qualms accepting his meticulous care. In fact, I even enjoyed it. However, I seemed to have forgotten that there was nothing I could give him, and at the end of the day, he was the one who’d get hurt.

I was broken and beyond repair, so I shouldn’t drag him into my mess.

The night passed by so slowly that I thought the sun would never come up.

The next day.

my head buzzed with a pounding

living room. Upon sensing my presence, he looked at me with a neutral expression. “Have some breakfast

my gaze landing on the homey meal comprising of eggs, bacon, and bread spread out on

other., he

dark circles beneath his eyes, I asked without much thought,

and replied tersely, “Eat more.” With

a while but remained

mind had wandered off when my phone rang. When I felt Marcus’ eyes on me,

number was flashing

raised his brows. “Aren’t you

I placed it against my ear and waited for

can go up and help you with them.

windows, then pulled the curtains open. True enough, the

declined in a flat voice, then added, “I’ll meet you

for you,” he answered in a tone that matched mine. I

Marcus looked at me with pursed lips. “You

stared at him and hesitated for a moment, knowing

could say. Since everything in the bedroom was arranged by him, I didn’t have

of the bedroom, but he abruptly grabbed my

all happened so quickly that I had no way to dodge him. I hurriedly shoved him

laugh. “You always see

stared at him, then I said in a

the right to lecture or criticize him. Hence,