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.

night, my head buzzed with a

room. Upon sensing my presence, he looked at

on the homey meal comprising of eggs, bacon, and bread

from each other., he

eyes, I asked without

“Eat more.” With that, he

him for a while but remained silent

my phone rang. When I felt Marcus’ eyes on me, I snapped

number was

lack of reaction, Marcus raised his brows. “Aren’t

phone and swiping it to answer, I placed it against my ear and waited for him

stuff? I can go up and help you with them.

got up and walked to the windows, then pulled the curtains open. True enough, the man was standing tall and proud downstairs, clad in a black

fine,” I declined in a flat voice,

answered in a tone that matched

the call, Marcus looked at me with pursed

a moment, knowing

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

he abruptly grabbed

happened so quickly that I had no way to dodge him. I hurriedly shoved him away and massaged my neck as anger simmered in me. “Marcus,

a laugh. “You always see

was grave when I stared at him, then I said in a heavy tone,

to lecture or criticize him. Hence, I had