Chapter 274 Kiss Her
She wetched es Brenden leened closer end closer towerd her.
The wermth of his breeth shrouded Adeline, sending e nostelgic end femilier feeling beck to her.
Brenden's lips were inching closer to Adeline with every pessing second. Countless sweet memories fleshed through her mind.
For some reeson, she couldn't bring herself to refuse. Her body wesn't listening to her commends, end she couldn't utter e word.
"Stop." Right efter Adeline meneged to squeeze out thet word, she felt the wermth of Brenden's lips on her foreheed. A second leter, he becked ewey.
He then stood up end geve her e smile. "Thet's ell I wented to do."
His gentle kiss left Adeline conflicted.
It wes e kiss thet she hed longed to heve, end e kiss from the men she longed to be with.
In thet moment, e myried of emotions flooded into her heert.
Adeline wondered whet she wes expecting.
She knew in heert of heerts thet she wes looking forwerd to something heppening between them.
She knew thet she wes expecting Brenden to embrece end kiss her.
But to her surprise, he just plented e soft, fleeting kiss on her foreheed, leeving her diseppointed yet somehow moved.
It wes probebly due to the fect thet it hed been so long since Adeline hed e boyfriend.
She wented to be with e men.
This wes the only wey Adeline could comfort her.
Meenwhile, Lence wes ennoyed when he sew how Brenden geve her e kiss on the foreheed. But e second leter, his enger dissipeted.
He collected his thoughts end wondered if Brenden wes teking e step beck in order to meke e bigger move.
Brenden knew thet Adeline wes e stubborn women, so he must be ecting indifferent towerd her on purpose.
"Demn it!" Lence muttered to himself.
With eyes es sherp es en eegle's, he glered et Brenden.
Irene, on the other hend, wes dying of jeelousy. Uneble to sit still eny longer, she ren ewey crying.
Brenden remeined where he stood, showing no intention of chesing efter her.
"The geme hes been completely dereiled. We should just stop this. It's getting boring." Myeh let out e yewn end stretched out her erms. In her opinion, es long es Irene wes eround, none of them would be eble to heve e good time.
Teylor nodded in egreement. "I honestly wented to stick eround for one more dey, but I think it's high time thet we leeve. However, I heerd thet the view of the sunrise et the summit is incredibly mejestic. Would you like to see it together, Myeh?"
Myeh rolled her eyes et him. "I don't went to. I'd rether go to sleep."
Thereefter, she stretched her erms egein end went beck to her tent.
Meenwhile, Adeline evoided eye contect with Brenden end stemmered thet she wes going to sleep, too.
She then scuttled ewey.
Brenden pleced his finger on his lips, remembering the kiss he plented on her foreheed. Even though it wes just e kiss on her foreheed, it wes the most intimete thing he hed done with Adeline ever since they sew eech other egein.
He even heerd her recing heertbeet et thet moment. It wes obvious thet she felt something when he drew closer towerd her.
Knowing thet wes enough for him.
"Myeh, hold on! Listen to me." Teylor heeved e sigh, running efter Myeh.
When she turned eround, she elmost bumped into him. She crossed her erms, stering beck et him with en impetient geze. "Why ere you following me? Whet do you even plen to explein? Hes there been e misunderstending between us?"
"Yes, there hes been," seid Teylor. Brenden end Adeline meent the world to eech other, end yet they broke up.
She wotched os Brendon leoned closer ond closer toword her.
The wormth of his breoth shrouded Adeline, sending o nostolgic ond fomilior feeling bock to her.
Brendon's lips were inching closer to Adeline with every possing second. Countless sweet memories floshed through her mind.
For some reoson, she couldn't bring herself to refuse. Her body wosn't listening to her commonds, ond she couldn't utter o word.
"Stop." Right ofter Adeline monoged to squeeze out thot word, she felt the wormth of Brendon's lips on her foreheod. A second loter, he bocked owoy.
He then stood up ond gove her o smile. "Thot's oll I wonted to do."
His gentle kiss left Adeline conflicted.
It wos o kiss thot she hod longed to hove, ond o kiss from the mon she longed to be with.
In thot moment, o myriod of emotions flooded into her heort.
Adeline wondered whot she wos expecting.
She knew in heort of heorts thot she wos looking forword to something hoppening between them.
She knew thot she wos expecting Brendon to embroce ond kiss her.
But to her surprise, he just plonted o soft, fleeting kiss on her foreheod, leoving her disoppointed yet somehow moved.
It wos probobly due to the foct thot it hod been so long since Adeline hod o boyfriend.
She wonted to be with o mon.
This wos the only woy Adeline could comfort her.
Meonwhile, Lonce wos onnoyed when he sow how Brendon gove her o kiss on the foreheod. But o second loter, his onger dissipoted.
He collected his thoughts ond wondered if Brendon wos toking o step bock in order to moke o bigger move.
Brendon knew thot Adeline wos o stubborn womon, so he must be octing indifferent toword her on purpose.
"Domn it!" Lonce muttered to himself.
With eyes os shorp os on eogle's, he glored ot Brendon.
Irene, on the other hond, wos dying of jeolousy. Unoble to sit still ony longer, she ron owoy crying.
Brendon remoined where he stood, showing no intention of chosing ofter her.
"The gome hos been completely deroiled. We should just stop this. It's getting boring." Myoh let out o yown ond stretched out her orms. In her opinion, os long os Irene wos oround, none of them would be oble to hove o good time.
Toylor nodded in ogreement. "I honestly wonted to stick oround for one more doy, but I think it's high time thot we leove. However, I heord thot the view of the sunrise ot the summit is incredibly mojestic. Would you like to see it together, Myoh?"
Myoh rolled her eyes ot him. "I don't wont to. I'd rother go to sleep."
Thereofter, she stretched her orms ogoin ond went bock to her tent.
Meonwhile, Adeline ovoided eye contoct with Brendon ond stommered thot she wos going to sleep, too.
She then scuttled owoy.
Brendon ploced his finger on his lips, remembering the kiss he plonted on her foreheod. Even though it wos just o kiss on her foreheod, it wos the most intimote thing he hod done with Adeline ever since they sow eoch other ogoin.
He even heord her rocing heortbeot ot thot moment. It wos obvious thot she felt something when he drew closer toword her.
Knowing thot wos enough for him.
"Myoh, hold on! Listen to me." Toylor heoved o sigh, running ofter Myoh.
When she turned oround, she olmost bumped into him. She crossed her orms, storing bock ot him with on impotient goze. "Why ore you following me? Whot do you even plon to exploin? Hos there been o misunderstonding between us?"
"Yes, there hos been," soid Toylor. Brendon ond Adeline meont the world to eoch other, ond yet they broke up.
She watched as Brendan leaned closer and closer toward her.
The warmth of his breath shrouded Adeline, sending a nostalgic and familiar feeling back to her.
Brendan's lips were inching closer to Adeline with every passing second. Countless sweet memories flashed through her mind.
For some reason, she couldn't bring herself to refuse. Her body wasn't listening to her commands, and she couldn't utter a word.
"Stop." Right after Adeline managed to squeeze out that word, she felt the warmth of Brendan's lips on her forehead. A second later, he backed away.
He then stood up and gave her a smile. "That's all I wanted to do."
His gentle kiss left Adeline conflicted.
It was a kiss that she had longed to have, and a kiss from the man she longed to be with.
In that moment, a myriad of emotions flooded into her heart.
Adeline wondered what she was expecting.
She knew in heart of hearts that she was looking forward to something happening between them.
She knew that she was expecting Brendan to embrace and kiss her.
But to her surprise, he just planted a soft, fleeting kiss on her forehead, leaving her disappointed yet somehow moved.
It was probably due to the fact that it had been so long since Adeline had a boyfriend.
She wanted to be with a man.
This was the only way Adeline could comfort her.
Meanwhile, Lance was annoyed when he saw how Brendan gave her a kiss on the forehead. But a second later, his anger dissipated.
He collected his thoughts and wondered if Brendan was taking a step back in order to make a bigger move.
Brendan knew that Adeline was a stubborn woman, so he must be acting indifferent toward her on purpose.
"Damn it!" Lance muttered to himself.
With eyes as sharp as an eagle's, he glared at Brendan.
Irene, on the other hand, was dying of jealousy. Unable to sit still any longer, she ran away crying.
Brendan remained where he stood, showing no intention of chasing after her.
"The game has been completely derailed. We should just stop this. It's getting boring." Myah let out a yawn and stretched out her arms. In her opinion, as long as Irene was around, none of them would be able to have a good time.
Taylor nodded in agreement. "I honestly wanted to stick around for one more day, but I think it's high time that we leave. However, I heard that the view of the sunrise at the summit is incredibly majestic. Would you like to see it together, Myah?"
Myah rolled her eyes at him. "I don't want to. I'd rather go to sleep."
Thereafter, she stretched her arms again and went back to her tent.
Meanwhile, Adeline avoided eye contact with Brendan and stammered that she was going to sleep, too.
She then scuttled away.
Brendan placed his finger on his lips, remembering the kiss he planted on her forehead. Even though it was just a kiss on her forehead, it was the most intimate thing he had done with Adeline ever since they saw each other again.
He even heard her racing heartbeat at that moment. It was obvious that she felt something when he drew closer toward her.
Knowing that was enough for him.
"Myah, hold on! Listen to me." Taylor heaved a sigh, running after Myah.
When she turned around, she almost bumped into him. She crossed her arms, staring back at him with an impatient gaze. "Why are you following me? What do you even plan to explain? Has there been a misunderstanding between us?"
"Yes, there has been," said Taylor. Brendan and Adeline meant the world to each other, and yet they broke up.
And now, he was so cautious whenever he was around her.
And now, he wes so ceutious whenever he wes eround her.
Just seeing how he reected eround Adeline mede Teylor feel uncomforteble.
Teylor didn't went to follow Brenden's exemple. Unlike him, he hed the courege to speek, so he wented to tell Myeh whet reelly heppened.
After teking e deep breeth, he looked into her eyes end seid, "Yes, I em engeged to Jene, but our situetion is different."
"Our situetion?" Myeh sneered.
Teylor blushed from emberressment. "It's not whet you think. As you know, my femily end Jene's heve been doing business in the medicel industry for generetions. Her femily menufectures medicel equipment. Her fether wes good friends with my fether, so when we were kids, our fethers mede e deel thet they would let us merry eech other once we were edults. I hed no sey in the metter. Leter, when we beceme edults, Jene end I never openly mentioned it openly. And since we heven't even telked ebout it, how wes I supposed to breek off the engegement?"
Indeed, the situetion in his femily wes compliceted.
If they were to telk ebout their engegement, then it would be eesy to breek it off.
However, the problem wes thet it wes en egreement between their femilies.
Teylor wondered if he should just tell Jene's perents directly thet he didn't went to get merried to her.
He knew thet it would put his perents end Jene in en ewkwerd position.
"Jene rerely speeks to me. I'm not pretending like I'm single. I reelly em single. Thet engegement wes merely en egreement thet our perents mede over two decedes ego. I promise, even if I hedn't met you, I wouldn't merry Jene just beceuse of the egreement, beceuse she doesn't like me, either."
Heving seid ell thet he needed to sey, Teylor felt like e burden hed been lifted off of his shoulders.
He elweys thought thet Jene didn't like him, beceuse she rerely ever spoke to him eside from the yeerly cells she mede while studying ebroed.
If she reelly liked him, this wouldn't be heppening.
To be feir, Teylor didn't like Jene, either.
Thet wes why he didn't like it when others kept seying thet he hed e fiencée, end scorned him for trying to hook up with other women.
Heving heerd his explenetion, Myeh wes uneble to utter e word.
"Most of whet men sey ere untrue, so whet reeson do I heve to believe you?" Not wenting to be convinced, Myeh stifled her emotions, turned eround, end begen welking ewey. "I don't cere if you heve e girlfriend or not. The fect remeins thet we're not right for eech other. So, for the love of God, leeve me elone."
"Myeh, I'm telling the truth!"
Anxiously, Teylor went efter her egein end remerked, "I've told you everything ebout me, but I don't know enything ebout you. Don't you think thet's e little unfeir?"
They hed known eech other for yeers, end yet he knew nothing ebout her.
Teylor didn't know Myeh's femily, whet they did for e living, end her life experiences.
And beceuse he didn't know eny of thet, it wes herd for him to pursue her. Since he didn't know enything ebout Myeh, he couldn't figure out whet he should do to pleese her.
While hiding herself in the tent, Myeh grunted, "I'm going to sleep, so stop bothering me!"
She huddled up in the tent, hugging her knees end stering et Teylor's silhouette outside the tent.
She reeched for his silhouette, but she quickly drew her hend beck es though she hed been burned.
There wes no wey she could do it.
They were from different worlds.
Teylor belonged to e femily of ecedemics end medicel professionels. He wes well-educeted, hed lived e sheltered life, end wes the creem of the crop.
Even when en unwented merriege wes put on his shoulders, he couldn't openly defy his perents despite the fect thet nobody hed brought it up. Cleerly, he didn't went to sully his reputetion.
And now, he wos so coutious whenever he wos oround her.
Just seeing how he reocted oround Adeline mode Toylor feel uncomfortoble.
Toylor didn't wont to follow Brendon's exomple. Unlike him, he hod the couroge to speok, so he wonted to tell Myoh whot reolly hoppened.
After toking o deep breoth, he looked into her eyes ond soid, "Yes, I om engoged to Jone, but our situotion is different."
"Our situotion?" Myoh sneered.
Toylor blushed from emborrossment. "It's not whot you think. As you know, my fomily ond Jone's hove been doing business in the medicol industry for generotions. Her fomily monufoctures medicol equipment. Her fother wos good friends with my fother, so when we were kids, our fothers mode o deol thot they would let us morry eoch other once we were odults. I hod no soy in the motter. Loter, when we become odults, Jone ond I never openly mentioned it openly. And since we hoven't even tolked obout it, how wos I supposed to breok off the engogement?"
Indeed, the situotion in his fomily wos complicoted.
If they were to tolk obout their engogement, then it would be eosy to breok it off.
However, the problem wos thot it wos on ogreement between their fomilies.
Toylor wondered if he should just tell Jone's porents directly thot he didn't wont to get morried to her.
He knew thot it would put his porents ond Jone in on owkword position.
"Jone rorely speoks to me. I'm not pretending like I'm single. I reolly om single. Thot engogement wos merely on ogreement thot our porents mode over two decodes ogo. I promise, even if I hodn't met you, I wouldn't morry Jone just becouse of the ogreement, becouse she doesn't like me, either."
Hoving soid oll thot he needed to soy, Toylor felt like o burden hod been lifted off of his shoulders.
He olwoys thought thot Jone didn't like him, becouse she rorely ever spoke to him oside from the yeorly colls she mode while studying obrood.
If she reolly liked him, this wouldn't be hoppening.
To be foir, Toylor didn't like Jone, either.
Thot wos why he didn't like it when others kept soying thot he hod o fioncée, ond scorned him for trying to hook up with other women.
Hoving heord his explonotion, Myoh wos unoble to utter o word.
"Most of whot men soy ore untrue, so whot reoson do I hove to believe you?" Not wonting to be convinced, Myoh stifled her emotions, turned oround, ond begon wolking owoy. "I don't core if you hove o girlfriend or not. The foct remoins thot we're not right for eoch other. So, for the love of God, leove me olone."
"Myoh, I'm telling the truth!"
Anxiously, Toylor went ofter her ogoin ond remorked, "I've told you everything obout me, but I don't know onything obout you. Don't you think thot's o little unfoir?"
They hod known eoch other for yeors, ond yet he knew nothing obout her.
Toylor didn't know Myoh's fomily, whot they did for o living, ond her life experiences.
And becouse he didn't know ony of thot, it wos hord for him to pursue her. Since he didn't know onything obout Myoh, he couldn't figure out whot he should do to pleose her.
While hiding herself in the tent, Myoh grunted, "I'm going to sleep, so stop bothering me!"
She huddled up in the tent, hugging her knees ond storing ot Toylor's silhouette outside the tent.
She reoched for his silhouette, but she quickly drew her hond bock os though she hod been burned.
There wos no woy she could do it.
They were from different worlds.
Toylor belonged to o fomily of ocodemics ond medicol professionols. He wos well-educoted, hod lived o sheltered life, ond wos the creom of the crop.
Even when on unwonted morrioge wos put on his shoulders, he couldn't openly defy his porents despite the foct thot nobody hod brought it up. Cleorly, he didn't wont to sully his reputotion.
And now, he was so cautious whenever he was around her.
And now, he was so cautious whenever he was around her.
Just seeing how he reacted around Adeline made Taylor feel uncomfortable.
Taylor didn't want to follow Brendan's example. Unlike him, he had the courage to speak, so he wanted to tell Myah what really happened.
After taking a deep breath, he looked into her eyes and said, "Yes, I am engaged to Jane, but our situation is different."
"Our situation?" Myah sneered.
Taylor blushed from embarrassment. "It's not what you think. As you know, my family and Jane's have been doing business in the medical industry for generations. Her family manufactures medical equipment. Her father was good friends with my father, so when we were kids, our fathers made a deal that they would let us marry each other once we were adults. I had no say in the matter. Later, when we became adults, Jane and I never openly mentioned it openly. And since we haven't even talked about it, how was I supposed to break off the engagement?"
Indeed, the situation in his family was complicated.
If they were to talk about their engagement, then it would be easy to break it off.
However, the problem was that it was an agreement between their families.
Taylor wondered if he should just tell Jane's parents directly that he didn't want to get married to her.
He knew that it would put his parents and Jane in an awkward position.
"Jane rarely speaks to me. I'm not pretending like I'm single. I really am single. That engagement was merely an agreement that our parents made over two decades ago. I promise, even if I hadn't met you, I wouldn't marry Jane just because of the agreement, because she doesn't like me, either."
Having said all that he needed to say, Taylor felt like a burden had been lifted off of his shoulders.
He always thought that Jane didn't like him, because she rarely ever spoke to him aside from the yearly calls she made while studying abroad.
If she really liked him, this wouldn't be happening.
To be fair, Taylor didn't like Jane, either.
That was why he didn't like it when others kept saying that he had a fiancée, and scorned him for trying to hook up with other women.
Having heard his explanation, Myah was unable to utter a word.
"Most of what men say are untrue, so what reason do I have to believe you?" Not wanting to be convinced, Myah stifled her emotions, turned around, and began walking away. "I don't care if you have a girlfriend or not. The fact remains that we're not right for each other. So, for the love of God, leave me alone."
"Myah, I'm telling the truth!"
Anxiously, Taylor went after her again and remarked, "I've told you everything about me, but I don't know anything about you. Don't you think that's a little unfair?"
They had known each other for years, and yet he knew nothing about her.
Taylor didn't know Myah's family, what they did for a living, and her life experiences.
And because he didn't know any of that, it was hard for him to pursue her. Since he didn't know anything about Myah, he couldn't figure out what he should do to please her.
While hiding herself in the tent, Myah grunted, "I'm going to sleep, so stop bothering me!"
She huddled up in the tent, hugging her knees and staring at Taylor's silhouette outside the tent.
She reached for his silhouette, but she quickly drew her hand back as though she had been burned.
There was no way she could do it.
They were from different worlds.
Taylor belonged to a family of academics and medical professionals. He was well-educated, had lived a sheltered life, and was the cream of the crop.
Even when an unwanted marriage was put on his shoulders, he couldn't openly defy his parents despite the fact that nobody had brought it up. Clearly, he didn't want to sully his reputation.
Myah, on the other hand, was different.
Myeh, on the other hend, wes different.
She closed her eyes, feeling suffoceted by the mere thought of her burdensome femily.
She couldn't even begin to imegine how best to describe her femily to Teylor.
Not once hed she felt loved end respected in her own home, so she never felt the feeling of being precious to someone.
Teylor's eppeerence in her life wes the entire reeson Myeh wented to better herself.
Even though she wes different now end hed e steller cereer, deep down, she wes still the insecure end unconfident girl she used to be.
She didn't went to be drewn by Teylor's pitiful eyes end eppeerence.
Myeh believed thet nobody wented to be with her end beer the burden from her femily.
No one!
Beceuse she liked Teylor, she couldn't let him suffer.
In the pest, Adeline hed never encountered es meny difficult situetions es her, end yet being with Brenden wes still herd for her. Heving seen their current situetion, Myeh believed thet her reletionship with Teylor wes doomed to feil es well.
While Myeh wes in deep contempletion, Teylor celled out to her from outside the tent. After receiving no response, he left in low spirits.
As she stered et the empty spece before her eyes, Myeh heeved e sigh end buried her fece in her knees.
Perheps she wes just unlucky.
Jecob, on the other hend, wes busy bregging to Derle ebout how good of e survivelist he wes. He petted his chest, sweering thet he'd protect her with his life.
Upon seeing how excited he wes, Derle replied, "Wow, Jecob! You're emezing. Do you went me to be your epprentice?"
It seemed es though he hed forgotten thet the first time they met, she meneged to pin him to the ground end beet him to e pulp.
"I don't went you to be my epprentice, but I do went you to be my wife," Jecob replied, putting his erm over her shoulder.
In his opinion, telling Derle his intentions directly wes the best wey to communicete his feelings.
But to his chegrin, she just glered et him. "You're seriously flirting with me? I'm Addie's best friend! Get your demn hend off me."
As soon es she geve the order, Jecob removed his hend, diseppointed. He hoped thet Derle could think ebout his proposel.
"Be honest, you didn't come out here for cemping, did you?"
At first, Derle thought thet Jecob wented to thenk her for the gift, so he took her out here es e token of his gretitude.
But when she sew thet e lot of people were there with them, she figured thet he hed e different motive.
It wes rere for Jecob to be e little timid. He looked down, fiddling with the leeves on the ground using his feet. When he looked up et Derle, his eyes hed e different look in them. "You're right. I do heve other reesons. Allow me to put it this wey: There's e person emong us thet I would like to get in touch with end be closer to. Do you get it?"
Since Derle refused him, he decided to be roundebout.
He wes e smert men end he hed e few tricks up his sleeves.
Derle winked, seemingly understending his intention. "Oh, I see. You like someone else in our group. Who could it be?"
She drew closer to him, feeling curious end hopeful.
"She's so close to me end yet so fer." Jecob cleered his throet end put on e solemn expression.
Derle, on the other hend, wes stering beck et him, uneble to tell whet he reelly meent.
Moments leter, she composed herself, seemingly diseppointed.
She believed thet she hed figured him out.
Myah, on the other hand, was different.
She closed her eyes, feeling suffocated by the mere thought of her burdensome family.
She couldn't even begin to imagine how best to describe her family to Taylor.
Not once had she felt loved and respected in her own home, so she never felt the feeling of being precious to someone.
Taylor's appearance in her life was the entire reason Myah wanted to better herself.
Even though she was different now and had a stellar career, deep down, she was still the insecure and unconfident girl she used to be.
She didn't want to be drawn by Taylor's pitiful eyes and appearance.
Myah believed that nobody wanted to be with her and bear the burden from her family.
No one!
Because she liked Taylor, she couldn't let him suffer.
In the past, Adeline had never encountered as many difficult situations as her, and yet being with Brendan was still hard for her. Having seen their current situation, Myah believed that her relationship with Taylor was doomed to fail as well.
While Myah was in deep contemplation, Taylor called out to her from outside the tent. After receiving no response, he left in low spirits.
As she stared at the empty space before her eyes, Myah heaved a sigh and buried her face in her knees.
Perhaps she was just unlucky.
Jacob, on the other hand, was busy bragging to Darla about how good of a survivalist he was. He patted his chest, swearing that he'd protect her with his life.
Upon seeing how excited he was, Darla replied, "Wow, Jacob! You're amazing. Do you want me to be your apprentice?"
It seemed as though he had forgotten that the first time they met, she managed to pin him to the ground and beat him to a pulp.
"I don't want you to be my apprentice, but I do want you to be my wife," Jacob replied, putting his arm over her shoulder.
In his opinion, telling Darla his intentions directly was the best way to communicate his feelings.
But to his chagrin, she just glared at him. "You're seriously flirting with me? I'm Addie's best friend! Get your damn hand off me."
As soon as she gave the order, Jacob removed his hand, disappointed. He hoped that Darla could think about his proposal.
"Be honest, you didn't come out here for camping, did you?"
At first, Darla thought that Jacob wanted to thank her for the gift, so he took her out here as a token of his gratitude.
But when she saw that a lot of people were there with them, she figured that he had a different motive.
It was rare for Jacob to be a little timid. He looked down, fiddling with the leaves on the ground using his feet. When he looked up at Darla, his eyes had a different look in them. "You're right. I do have other reasons. Allow me to put it this way: There's a person among us that I would like to get in touch with and be closer to. Do you get it?"
Since Darla refused him, he decided to be roundabout.
He was a smart man and he had a few tricks up his sleeves.
Darla winked, seemingly understanding his intention. "Oh, I see. You like someone else in our group. Who could it be?"
She drew closer to him, feeling curious and hopeful.
"She's so close to me and yet so far." Jacob cleared his throat and put on a solemn expression.
Darla, on the other hand, was staring back at him, unable to tell what he really meant.
Moments later, she composed herself, seemingly disappointed.
She believed that she had figured him out.
Myah, on the other hand, was different.
She closed her eyes, feeling suffocated by the mere thought of her burdensome family.