Love Burned, She Rose Unscathed

Chapter 550

"Of course!"

This... didn't sound like Murray at all.

"I feel obliged to remind you, we've only got six hours till sunset, and then today's pretty much done."

"Yeah. As much as I'd love to hang out with you every second, I know you need your midday nap in winter, or you'll be cranky all afternoon."

Samantha paused for a moment, "Then I want my own room."

Murray laughed, but his eyes were filled with a bittersweet look, "That was the plan all along. I'm not that shameless."

Samantha remained non-committal.

The bitterness in his eyes spread, "That time at the cabin... watching you pack your books to leave, I was so mad, I don't know what got into me, I just..."

"Later, I kept wondering why I lost my senses, did what I did... first, you were gone for days, no word, I missed you like crazy; second, I guess I wanted to scare you a bit, hoping you'd come back on your own..." Samantha's gaze at him was truly indescribable.

There was disbelief at the absurdity, but also, sympathy.

Yes, sympathy.

A person who couldn't even express love properly was bound to take many detours in life before they could grow.

just the starting point of

just the

led upstairs by

this is your

even the vase she'd picked up on

room Samantha stayed in during

housekeeper said, "Rest well, call

"Thank you," Samantha replied.

closing

for

sitting on the living room ,

front of

from the spiral staircase, he snapped back to reality, standing up

you're up? Is... something wrong with the

"I'm well-rested. Do you have

seemed taken

hadn't expected her to

himself for her to sleep

gaze, Samantha smiled, "I'm not that

Murray smiled back.

"Shall we... head out?"

gave a

her