In Love, Never Say Never

To my surprise, Marcus wrapped up the conversation and responded with a thought-provoking smirk.

It might be a baseless accusation, but it felt as though he didn’t have much faith in me.

…

After our dinner, I returned to my room way ahead of my usual schedule and pretended to fall asleep.

All this while, Marcus had been adjusting his schedule based on mine. Therefore, after an hour of me pretending to tuck myself in, he switched off the light of his room.

The maid who had passed me the note seemed to be anticipating my arrival—I saw her waiting for me at the entrance to the courtyard the moment I walked downstairs.

“Ms. Stovall, this way!”

I had made up my mind to meet the person behind the note, so I stopped doubting her and tiptoed my way out of the villa.

Once I made my way out, a nearby car beamed its headlamps, signaling me to get into it.

When I marched over, I was shocked because a sense of familiarity struck me when I saw the vehicle registration plate.

was afraid Marcus would get in my way and stop

wondering if the upcoming session had

than I used to be. Therefore, I had a relatively different look from my previous self. No one could possibly tell me apart

I noticed that the other party had already

had been anticipating my arrival at the entrance of the hotel. Once I arrived, he showed me

was a spacious room that was the size of two ordinary dining rooms. The room had a modern contemporary design that could enable the guests to enjoy themselves on top of mere dining experiences. When I was on my way there, the waiter told

anticipating

sound of the door being opened after my walk around

pair of high heels seemed to have entered the

be heard, expressing his frustration. “Stop meddling with my affairs!

can you please put everything aside when we’re dining? Haven’t I repeated myself over and over again? You need to focus on the things you’re doing and take everything seriously!” The

and rebuked, “No! I’m not you! I need something interesting

was way too young—he couldn’t express himself and put

her volume and repeated herself,

went dead silent

prompted the woman to