Chapter 88 (2/2)

Vivian gulped without realizing it. If it’s not his own blood, it’s someone else’s blood, and if it smells like blood, where and what did he go?

Could the horrendous massacre she had imagined been true? She thought it was ridiculous. Looking at the cool, hardened face, it seemed like there was no possibility at all.

Vivian came to a conclusion with a determined mind.  We don’t trust each other.

Her mind shook like a reed just because he changed his attitude. And it was really ironic that they were physically attracted to each other.

“I’m glad you didn’t get hurt.”

Vivian grinned with a white face. It looked like an act of desperately relaxing. Aiden felt her stiffened body slowly relaxed at his fingertips .

“Are you not going to tell me where you go every night?”

“…..”

He stared down at her silently. But Vivian read the answer from that look. Aiden never intended to tell.

Somehow, feeling drained, she sighed and swept her face down. It felt as if all the jokes they had been exchanging and laughing and chatting had been dreams.

It’s a foregone conclusion.  Reality was not a romance novel.

In the first place, Vivian did not build enough trust and confide in him. Aiden felt the same for her. Such a matter of course, Vivian felt unfamiliar as if she had a lump in her chest.

I don’t think I want anything to be taken for granted. But that’s a crazy thing to do. She recalled her inner warning once again. We need to get things sorted out again.

Dawn was the time when emotions woke up, when reason became blurred. All this confusion must be caused by the early morning sentiments.

“I have a question. Do you have time?”

“I won’t be able to answer that.”

“It’s all right, I’m not going to dig into what Ray wants to hide.”

Vivian answered calmly and this time Aiden crumpled his face. It was because he felt an attitude that completely drew the line. It was Aiden’s habitual attitude towards people.

He suddenly felt uncomfortable because he didn’t know Vivian, who always knew nothing but to rush toward her goal, would push him away. He thought she’d dig a little further.

You want her to dig in?  Aiden thought unconsciously and flabbergasted and completely let go of her shoulder.

What is this, what is…?

He opened the bedroom door wide and guided her inside to hide the confused look. And while Vivian looked around, he stuck his sword in his closet and closed the door as it was the cause of the smell of blood.