You More than Anything in the World (Arissa)

“Benjamin!” Feeling devastated, Danna ran up to him and hugged him from behind.

“I was wrong, Benjamin. After all these years, you’re still cold and hostile toward me. My heart hurts so much just from thinking about it. Can’t you just forgive me? I’m really sorry. I-I shouldn’t have set you up. But I really like you, and I want to be with you! Why aren’t you able to forgive what I did? It’s not that I don’t love Gavin. I’m just worried that I was pampering him too much!”

Mustering up her courage, Danna continued with a quivered voice, “Does this mean that you’re not going to be with me anymore, Benjamin?”

She only wanted to stay beside him. After all, they were in a romantic relationship. Danna wondered whether she was in the wrong all along.

Benjamin felt uncomfortable by Danna’s sudden action. Immediately, he freed himself and turned around to see Danna’s eyes filled with tears. He frowned heavily and shouted, “You knew I hate being set up!”

Danna shivered uncontrollably as her eyes met with Benjamin’s cold glare.

He walked toward the window and looked outside.

In a cold and chilling voice, Benjamin went on, “You were aware of the consequences, and you knew what you were doing. Are you that desperate be a part of the Graham family?”

Danna was embarrassed upon hearing Benjamin’s words. Clenching her fists tightly, she whimpered, “I love you. I want to be with you, and I want to get married to you. Am I wrong for thinking that way?”

Benjamin turned on his heel and looked at her with distant, cold eyes. “But I don’t love you at all!”

unable to accept what Benjamin had said to

tried to wrap her arms around

and kiss him, Benjamin caught a whiff of the pungent perfume smell on her. Instantly,

Danna away and

all the things

felt intensely frustrated. After all these years, Benjamin never forgave her for what she did. Not only that, he became even more hostile

normal for couples to kiss, isn’t it? Why is he rejecting my kiss? He even said it’s something

Danna scoffed quietly.

indulged her wishes when they were together

As tears brimmed in her eyes, Danna could not help but question him. “Are you in

a while ago,

the mood for this.

her a cold glance before returning to his

come looking for Gavin. Even if you do,

for him, and yet I get nothing in

The elders want us home for

his head, he answered, “All

Danna’s heart ached badly. Unfortunately, she was madly in love