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 pounding

he looked

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

from each other., he remained silent and

the dark circles beneath his eyes, I

“Eat more.” With that, he filled my plate

him for a while

I felt Marcus’ eyes on me, I snapped out of my daze

was flashing across the

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

up my phone and swiping it to answer, I placed it against my ear and

you have a lot of stuff? I can go up and help

the curtains open. True enough, the man was standing tall and proud downstairs, clad

in a flat voice, then added,

wait for you,” he answered in a tone that matched mine. I guess this had always been the way

me with pursed lips.

hesitated for a moment, knowing that he was

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

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

all 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, I thought you respected

out a laugh. “You always see the good in

I stared at him, then I said in a

right to lecture or criticize