Chapter 41

Chloe stood rooted in her place and waited for him to speak with bated breath. What was he thinking? And did he know why she was denying her feelings all this time?

Mark stared at Chloe's back for a minute before he got down and stood behind her. She was nervous, and he could notice it.

As he leaned forward, she tensed, but she didn't push him away or say anything.

"So you don't want to acknowledge my feelings or even yours just because of our differences, right?" He whispered in her ear, and she gasped lowly because he was right.

That was one point as well, among the others, but now what was he going to do?

"Turn around, Chloe." His voice was commanding, and she slowly turned around before looking at his eyes, which were stern at the moment.

He looked merciless and different from the funny, jovial guy she had known.

It felt as if the man standing in front of her right now was someone else.

"Am I right?" He questioned, raising his eyebrows and slipping his hands into his poc