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

The next day.

head buzzed with a

was already in the living room. Upon sensing my presence, he looked at me with a neutral expression. “Have

of eggs, bacon, and bread spread out on the dining

he

dark circles beneath his eyes, I asked without much thought, “Didn’t

gaze and replied tersely, “Eat more.” With that,

him for a while

off when my phone rang. When I felt Marcus’ eyes

was flashing across the

of reaction, Marcus raised his brows.

my phone and swiping it to answer, I placed

of stuff? I can go up and help you with them. I’m downstairs now,”

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

in a flat voice, then added,

matched mine. I guess this had always been the way

the call, Marcus looked at me with pursed lips. “You haven’t

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

know what else I could say. Since everything in the bedroom was arranged by him, I didn’t have

he abruptly grabbed my wrist.

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

a laugh. “You

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

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