When she saw his face, she frowned and raised her arm.
Sensing that he was about to be punched, he swiftly dropped her back on the couch "What are you- were you trying to hit me?" Ben took two steps back and blurted out, "I saw that you fell asleep on the couch and wanted to carry you to your room. What did you think | was trying to do?" Lilith rubbed her eyes at his explanation and said, "I thought you wanted to molest me. | was terrified!" "Wait... Am | that scary? It's not like | forced myself on you when we slept together for the first time, right? | never force women!" he said.
"It's not about if you are scary or not.” Lilith sat up and drawled, "If it was a face as handsas Eric Santos’ in front ofjust now, | wouldn't fight back." Ben stared at her in shock.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇt"With a handsguy like him, even just staring at his face would be a luxury, let alone being intimate with him. | would feel like I'm the one taking advantage of him," Lilith said with a pleasant expression, but she immediately stopped when she noticed the dark look on Ben's face.
"Why are you stopping?" Ben asked coldly." You can go after him if you like him so much!" "There are plenty of handsguys | like. How am | supposed to handle it if | were to go after all the guys with faces that | like? Besides, | know myself enough to tell that someone likedoesn't deserve someone like Eric." Ben felt like he had been slapped in the face by her words. "If you think that you don't deserve him, do you think you deserve me?" Ben felt like he was much better than someone who made a living off his looks like Eric, but apparently, that was not how Lilith saw it.
"lI don't deserve you, but | didn't beg for you to chere either, did 1?" Lilith's mind was clear, and she said, "If you have tto think about this sort of thing, you might as well start researching on how to look younger." "You are callingold again!" Ben was slightly upset, but so was Lilith.
"Will you stop aging if | stop calling you old? If that's the case, | will stop saying that.
Ben was silent.
"Didn't you say you were drunk? | see that you are quite sober." Lilith walked up to him >g*:WNP? studied his face for a few moments. "You lied to getto go there and pick you up, didn’t you?" Ben cleared his throat. "I just wanted to see if you will do it." "Why are you so childish? Even kids from kindergarten are more mature than you." She shoved him aside.
"Lilith, thank you for waiting up for me!" All the unhappiness within Ben's heart disappeared when he thought back to how she was curled up on the couch. Though she was rude, she was not cold-hearted.
The next morning, Elliot woke up to an empty bed. He immediately lifted the blanket and sat up.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmThe curtains were pulled open, and through the window, he could see the thick layer of snow that had gathered in the yard.
The climate in Bridgedale was more unforgiving than in Aryadelle. it was hotter in summer and colder in winter.
He stared at the snow outside the window and emptied his mind.
Avery had cooked breakfast, and when she stepped into the room, she was overwhelmed by an indescribable feeling at the way Elliot was staring blankly outside the window.
She felt like she should not interrupt him, but at the stime, felt that he was unhappy.