Craig clenched his jaw, his jawline sharpening with tension.

As soon as he spoke, his voice tightened, "Let go of me."

"No way!"

"Aurora, stop messing around!"

Blinking, her long, thick lashes fluttered, her eyes carrying a flirtatious drunkenness, "You called my name, I'm not letting go!"

"Craig, give me a kiss." Aurora propped herself up with her elbow, slowly moving closer to him, "I missed you all day today!"

"Missed me, yet didn't contact me all day, and went out for dinner without telling me, huh?" Craig grabbed a T-shirt and pulled it over her head, "We'll settle this when you're sober." She pouted in dissatisfaction, "Then why didn't you contact me either?"

"Why is it always me who has to reach out first?" The corners of Aurora's eyes reddened with a pitiful look, "Do you even love me?"

It was only when she was this drunk that she would voice such a grievance.

Craig suddenly realized he hadn't given her enough sense of security.

so that this girl, who grew up with everything handed to her, the darling daughter of the Lopez family, still felt insecure around him.

those words, Aurora's tears

me because I pressured you, not because

into his embrace, stroking her long hair over and over, "I am afraid, afraid I'm not good enough for you, afraid of all the other excellent men around you, making me, just an ordinary guy, feel like I don't even have the right to win you

eyes saw nothing but the need to earn money to pay

matters of the heart, Craig

into his life just

debts were paid off and he started having some extra money, ever enough to put a down

much, but definitely not the least among his circle of

house, hold a wedding, and bring

when Aurora showed interest, he accepted, getting his

hadn't thought that

Lopez and with her

even calculated how much could earn on each delivery trip, thinking of handing over all the money to his wife when

just wasn't good at expressing

how could he not love

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