âWell⦠Thatâs not what I meant⦠Oh, no. Thatâs exactly what I meant. No, what I meant is that you wouldâve gotten the short end of the stick even if anything happened. But you wouldnât do anything to meâ¦â she stammered as she explained, her face blushing even more.
âHaha!â
He could not help bursting out into a chuckle. The womanâs red cheeks, round eyes, and hands that were flopping around somehow reminded him of a squirrel.
She was adorable and funny.
Valda Theller was stunned as she looked at the smile on Brianâs face.
If his smiles earlier had only been faint ones, this smile was more jubilant than before.
âWhatâs the matter?â he asked when he saw her looking at him blankly.
âYou look good when you smile,â she said as she could not help raising her hand and stretching it toward his cheek.
His smile gave her the urge to draw it. She wanted to record the way he smiled with her eyes. It was just like the snow slowly melting in early spring.
Brian looked at the fingers coming closer and closer to his cheek.
She would have missed as long as he turned his face slightly to the side.
Other than Grace, he disliked other womenâs touch, but Valda Theller⦠was gradually becoming an exception.
Maybe because they were in a relationship, touching seemed to become natural for them. If he resisted her touch, he might expose himself in front of Grace in the future.
Therefore, maybe it was better for them to get familiar with each other.
Brian did not avoid Valda Thellerâs hand. Her warm fingers pressed against his cheek and put him in a trance. It felt like Grace was caressing his face.
With his eyelashes quivering slightly, Brian gently looked down.
Grace had touched his face in the same way and told him she was not the one he was looking for.
Grace must have made her choice at the time. She chose Jason, while he was just someone who was abandoned in the course of time and could not get out.
He never regretted falling in love with Grace, and he had no intention of falling in love with anyone else in his life.
However, if Grace hoped he could get over her and fall for someone else, then⦠he would do it. He would do anything to make her happy.
There was a cry of surprise. Then, the warmth disappeared from his cheeks. Brian looked up at the blushing face.
âIâm sorry. I⦠I didnât mean toâ¦â
âIt doesnât matter even if you meant it. Weâre a couple. Itâs natural for us to touch each other,â said Brian.
âHuh? Natural?â Her heart seemed to suddenly skip a beat when he said that.
âA couple⦠Weâre only a fake couple, but he said that so naturally.â
âAlso, donât think Iâm not gonna do anything to you. Donât think too highly of me, and donât think too lightly of yourself. Even if I tell you that I wonât do anything to you, donât let your guard down,â he said.
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