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.

night passed by so slowly that I thought the sun

The next day.

my head buzzed with

the living room. Upon sensing my presence, he

of eggs,

we sat across from each other., he

his eyes, I

tersely, “Eat more.” With that, he filled

for a while but remained

when my phone rang. When I felt Marcus’ eyes on me, I snapped out of my daze and

number was flashing across

reaction, Marcus raised his brows. “Aren’t you going to answer

swiping it to answer, I placed it

I can go up and help you with them. I’m downstairs now,” Ashton spoke

windows, then pulled the curtains open. True enough, the man was standing tall and proud downstairs, clad in a

a flat voice, then added,

for you,” he answered in a tone that matched mine.

looked at me with pursed lips. “You haven’t

him and hesitated for a moment, knowing that he was in a bad

in the bedroom was arranged by him, I didn’t have anything

bedroom, but he abruptly grabbed my wrist. Before I could react, he grasped the back of

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

a laugh. “You always see

at him, then I said in a

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