61. Separated By Distance

The girl said this in jest. After all, this time, the kidnapper had not harmed her at all.

It all seemed to scare her, or who knew what purpose behind it.

Mark took a deep breath and let it out slowly. Then he said carefully,

“You're right, Aileen. That's why I want you to do one thing after this.”

The man said his sentence in a sombre tone. Which made Aileen stare into his dark black eyes, which always seemed full of mystery.

“I want you to stay away from me. We don't need to say hello. There is no need to get to know each other. This will protect you, Aileen.”

Mark turned to leave the front room of Aileen's flat.

'Wh-what do you mean? You want me to stay away from my guy? Do you want to watch me torture myself? Is that it?” Aileen asked, between stunned and incredibly shocked.

Mark looked at the girl with a sad expression. Not the usual Mark. That look... held a lot of secrets and question marks behind it.

“My guy?” Mark asked to confirm what he had heard.

Their relationship was ind