As I thought about it, I turned around and looked at Marcus next to me.

As compared to the indifferent man from before, Marcus, who was gentle and kind, seemed to be the perfect candidate for me to spend the rest of my life with.

After a moment, Marcus opened his mouth, feeling awkward under my stare. He asked, “Why are you looking at me?”

I shrugged and replied with a smile, “It’s nothing. I just think you’re a reliable man.”

Marcus’s eyes flickered at my compliment. He seemed surprised by the compliment that had come out of nowhere. “I see…”

We soon pulled over in front of the gate of the White residence.

“We’re home.” After Marcus made sure the car was switch off, he leaned over to unfasten the seatbelt on my behalf.

I subconsciously inched away from him, not used to such an overly intimate interaction. “I can unfasten it myself.”

Marcus stared at me wide-eyed before returning to his seat. “O-Okay…”

remind myself that he was the one who loved me wholeheartedly and

almost drove me nuts. I sprinted out of the car

interaction in the hospital, I couldn’t get used to it anymore after returning

extent I couldn’t stand him anywhere near me. I couldn’t possibly lie to

“Have you recalled anything?”

snapped me out of my

I noticed that he had moved to come

with a self-deprecating smirk, “Nah, my mind is still

me the way into the house. “It’s

majority of the house’s furniture was made out of wood. A phonograph could be seen in the middle of the living room, giving the entire house a touch of

on the first floor. In the room sat a huge window with a wound-up curtain that allowed the entire

felt great to be in the room with such a comfortable setting, but when I saw the spacious bed in the middle of the room, I felt myself grow stupefied

antiseptic, I was beginning to feel afraid of the intimate session between

concerns. He quickly stated, “I’ll be staying right next door. Call me if you need anything. We’ll talk about everything else

relief and grew even fonder of the

Smiling, I replied, “Okay.”

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