Chapter 342. I’m Glad to See You Happy

Apphia’s POV

“You want to know why I’m determined to protect you? Why I want those bastards that hurt you to pay?” he asks. I swallow, and Dr. Hudson’s words come to the front of my mind.

He has feelings for you. No, it can’t. He couldn’t.

I stay speechless, unable to react after his question. His gaze peers at me with such strong emotions. No one had ever looked at me like that. I can’t brace myself to hear what he’s about to say. I’m not ready to trust a man after what happened to me. My mind and heart are unprepared for any emotional turbulence. Who’s to say he won’t leave when he finds someone better? Someone without low self-esteem and one worthy of him.

“Because- I can’t get you out of my head. I think about you when I open my eyes in the morning, all through the day, and right before I sleep. I do like you, Apphia, and I intend to make you mine,” he confesses. I’m stunned. Why would he like me? My mind is whirling and working overtime. I can’t f