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“I think I better get going now, Silvana. It’s a shame my son isn’t here; at least, I could have seen him, even if I’m not recognized,” he said, feigning a pitiful demeanor to fake it again and eventually find a way to bring Delight closer in the following days.

Patience is all he needs.

He wanted to push her away to end the pretense, but he couldn’t. He might get caught pretending, and all his efforts would be in vain. He released her because he was stepping away, subtly not revealing his supposed allergy when she’s near. He didn’t want her to kiss him, damn it. He wouldn’t let the situation escalate to that point of deception.

Even with Diana, whom he genuinely loved before, being naked and on top of him, he turned away. What more with someone he doesn't even know where they stand, like Silvana, whom he rejected an extension from way back when he bought her?

Perhaps Silvana was chasing him, prompting herself to find a way to connect with Macho. She didn’t answer his earlier ques