Chapter 41

I was nervous about what he did. I thought he was going to kiss me suddenly, but he didn't. But why do I seem disappointed?

When I came back, I brought water and snacks for both of us. “I know you don't like carbs so I've prepared Marian something for you to eat.” Marian only prepared chicken salad but the man was already happy so I was happy too.

“Thank you, but I'll eat it later,” he said as he set aside the chicken salad in a microwavable container.

“Ayyy that's unfair, you might even tell me to swallow hard.”

“Because I can't eat properly when I come from crying. Also, you haven't answered my question earlier,” he reminded me while glancing at the watch he was wearing.

His presence is so helpful that I don't want him to go home. “Are you in a hurry? Be here first, please. What are you going to do with yourselves?”

“Sleep,” he answered.

“It's boring. Let's just talk,” I asked him because I needed someone sensible to talk to. You will not scold m