Chapter 99

“Why are you being so sweet?” she asked, snatching her hand from his.

“What do you mean?”

“They say when a person changes drastically, they might be heading toward their death,” she said out of the blue. “Are you dying by chance?” she gasped, covering her mouth with her hands.

“I am not dying,” he told her, pulling her hand down and peering into her eyes.

“Your sweetness is scary. Even this trip to the park makes me wonder what is going on with you.”

“There is nothing out of the ordinary going on with me,” he laughed as he took her hands. “There will be a lot of people here who know me and, by extension, know you too. Why don’t we play the happy couple role?” he asked in a whisper.

If playing a happy couple role was what it took for her to hold onto him, then she might