Chapter 175

Her words seemed to have rendered him speechless.

Simon, who always could read her mind, always could understand the working of her mind, stood in front of her, lips parted in a soft, ‘o’, as he just stared at her with eyes wide in surprise.

Elena, on the other hand, looking anything but surprised by what came out of her mouth. She seemed to be frowning, but not for the same reasons as him, he could tell.

He couldn’t help but tip his head to the side, wondering what led her to this thought. “What’s with the sudden decision?”

He was right. It was all too sudden. She should have given her words another thought. But she didn’t. And now it was too late. Not that any part of her regretted it. She knew it was the right thing to do, after all.

“Well,” she said, a slight blush covering her face. “I just realised that it’s stupid trying to keep fighting against it. I do have feelings for you, and they are strong. I…never had such feelings for Richard. Yes, at the time we were dating, I liked hi