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

Upon sensing my presence, he looked at

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

each other., he remained silent and ate

his eyes, I asked without much thought, “Didn’t sleep well

met my gaze and replied tersely, “Eat more.” With that, he filled my

for a while

felt Marcus’ eyes on me, I snapped out of

number was flashing

raised his brows. “Aren’t you going to

swiping it to answer, I placed it against my

lot of stuff? I can go up and help you with them. I’m

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

flat voice, then added, “I’ll

answered in a tone that matched mine. I guess this had always been

looked at me with pursed lips. “You

and hesitated for a moment, knowing that

else I could say. Since everything in the

out of the bedroom, but he abruptly grabbed my wrist. Before I could react, he grasped the

that I had no way to dodge him. I hurriedly shoved him away and massaged

“You always see the good in

stared at him, then I said in

happened because of me, so I didn’t have the right to lecture or criticize