Chapter 127

Theo leaned back on the chair as if thinking deeply about something. Grace noticed that he looked upset.

"Theo, you don't have to answer it. I really liked you a lot and I guess it's just an itch to know why we couldn't work it out," said Grace.

Theo looked at Grace and gave her a guilty smile. "You're right, I owe you an explanation. I can't deny that I like you a lot too. You're the first girl who made me feel something real for the first time in a while, and it scared me. I was so used to getting drunk, having meaningless sex, partying, and whatnot that I got too numb to the sensation of actually falling for someone. I was happy the entire time I spent with you, but when things started getting too real, I got scared and ruined something that gave me true happiness."

Grace was speechless. She looked at Theo with wide eyes. Before she could say something, he got a call, and he excused himself to pick it up.

When he came back, he said, "I have to go. I'm so tired of Bennett calling m