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…”

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

my mind almost drove me nuts. I sprinted out of

a fortnight since I regained consciousness. Apart from our last intimate interaction in the hospital, I couldn’t get used to

an instinctive response to the extent I couldn’t stand him anywhere near

“Have you recalled anything?”

snapped me out of my train

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

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

way into the house. “It’s fine. Let’s

majority of the house’s furniture was made out of wood. A phonograph could be seen in the middle

sat a huge window with a

I saw the

away from the ward full of the lingering scent of antiseptic, I was beginning to feel afraid of the

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

immediately felt a sense of relief and grew even fonder of

Smiling, I replied, “Okay.”

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