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…”

I was against the idea of being overly intimate with the man, I couldn’t help but remind myself that he was the one who loved me wholeheartedly and stayed with me

my mind almost drove me nuts. I sprinted out of the car and stood at the entrance, trying to catch my

since I regained consciousness. Apart from our last intimate interaction in the hospital, I couldn’t get used to it anymore after returning

instinctive response to the extent I couldn’t stand him anywhere near me. I couldn’t possibly

“Have you recalled anything?”

out of my train

turned around, I noticed that he had moved to come right next

shrugged my shoulders and replied with a self-deprecating smirk, “Nah, my mind

me the way into the house. “It’s fine.

made out of wood. A phonograph could be seen in the middle of the living room, giving the entire house

the first floor. In the room sat a huge window with

felt great to be in the room with such a comfortable setting, but when I saw the spacious

I was glad to be away from the ward full of the lingering scent of antiseptic, I was beginning to feel afraid of the intimate session between

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

of relief and grew even fonder of the

Smiling, I replied, “Okay.”

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