Mr. Conrad Proposes To His Ex-wife Again

After the movie, it was half-past eleven.

Stella stated, "I need to go home now."

“I'll send you,” Clarence stated in low tones.

“Okay.”

Clarence stayed mute for the entire journey. The film seemed to have a profound effect on him.

Stella smiled as she rolled down the window, letting the chilly breeze brush her face.

After some time, when the car arrived at the Steward's residence, Stella unbuckled the belt and reached for the door.

She turned as soon as her hand was on the handle and said, "I'm going."

“Would you like me to send you in?” Clarence said slowly.

“... Forget about it,” and she got out of the car.

She came to a halt after a few steps and turned to face Clarence, who did not appear to be going.

Stella believed she heard someone using the lighter as she walked away.

Clarence was, in fact, smoking.

Clarence swiftly waved his palm in front of her, attempting to sweep away the smokes noticing she came back out of a sudden. “What made you turn around?”

Stella fixed her gaze on him, her hands resting on the window frame next to him.

Clarence was perplexed.

After seeing that movie, the way she looked at him felt odd. Being gazed at made him feel uneasy. Stella inquired, "Something troubling you?" when he tried to look away.

“What could trouble me?” Clarence defended himself.

“An internet test claimed that if a pair stares at each other for more than fifteen seconds, they will start kissing, but you were avoiding me, is anything troubling you?”

“Was that a hint?”

“Err…”

placed behind her neck and a set of lips with a slight cigarette

the cigarette bud almost burnt off. His fingers caressed the back of her neck as he asked, "Come back in

away, saying, "In

the one who started it.”

gave up and stared at the cigarette box. “It should be me who is

you,” he murmured as he took her

movie; why were you

sorry for

“Sometimes?”

it always

her mouth as she saw

"Don't

her back down for another round of kisses. “You may go in now,” he said after a

smoking,” she said as she was about to

he answered.

stretched her hand, "Give

lighter and cigarette

"Okay, I'm going, be cautious on the

only when something was truly troubling

a movie had such an influence on him

“All right,” Clarence said.

cigarette and lighter in

didn't drive tonight,

street lights on both sides abruptly went out, and the surrounding area

as she attempted to turn on the

from the vehicle behind her. Stella's face

without reaching

car were enough to guide her

route at this

lights and texted Clarence that she

a few seconds after she texted him.

aside and saw the study room was wide open as she came up the

from entering. But the study room was