Chapter 242

Without looking at his expression, I straightened and went into my bedroom. In this world, no one would go out of their way to help someone else for no apparent reason. There had to be a motive. I was smart enough to know why Marcus treated me so well.

Sometimes, I wanted to continue feigning ignorance just so that I could stay. However, humans were complex beings. I couldn’t very well put on a facade forever, not to mention the current me couldn’t afford to be ignorant anymore.

“Scarlett!” He paused before asking in a low voice, “Have you ever… felt anything for me?”

His question stunned me, and my mind couldn’t formulate a response for a while. “I’m sorry, Marcus!”

A low laugh came from behind me. “Okay. I understand.”

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His simple words carried a sense of heaviness.

Even so, there was nothing I could do about it.

I parted my lips, attempting to say something, but no words could escape.

Back in my bedroom, my chest tightened uncomfortably. Even after a whole night of tossing and turning, I still couldn’t fall asleep.

During the past two months, I never once thought about how I was going to spend the rest of my days.

Besides solving the matters between Ashton and me, there was also Marcus. I had no qualms accepting his meticulous care. In fact, I even enjoyed it. However, I seemed to have forgotten that there was nothing I could give him, and at the end of the day, he was the one who’d get hurt.

I was broken and beyond repair, so I shouldn’t drag him into my mess.

so slowly that I

The next day.

sleepless night, my head buzzed with a pounding

room. Upon sensing my presence, he looked

nodded, my gaze landing on the homey meal comprising of eggs, bacon, and bread spread out on the

from each other., he remained

his eyes, I asked without

“Eat more.” With that, he filled my

for a while but remained silent

felt Marcus’ eyes on me, I snapped out of my daze and glanced

number was flashing

my lack of reaction, Marcus raised his brows. “Aren’t

answer, I placed it against my

can go up and help you

to the windows, then pulled the curtains open. True enough, the man

fine,” I declined in a flat voice, then added, “I’ll

for you,” he answered in a tone that matched mine. I guess this had always

ending the call, Marcus looked at me with

a moment, knowing that he was in a bad mood. “Thank you,

I could say. Since everything in the bedroom was arranged by

abruptly grabbed my wrist. Before I could react, he grasped the

to dodge him. I hurriedly shoved him away and massaged my neck as anger simmered in me. “Marcus, I thought

laugh. “You always see the

grave when I stared at him, then I said in a heavy

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