Chapter 35

Honestly, it would have been worth it. Everything was within her control.

That’s why when she heard him lecturing her, she felt offended. He was overstepping. She squared her shoulders and was about to stubbornly refute him when he sighed and said softly, “I’m worried about you.”

She was unable to say anything back.

The angry words at the tip of her tongue did a u-turn and died in her stomach.

Ruth was like a noble Persian cat whose fur had been smoothed out. When she spoke, her voice was much gentler. “I’m fine. Look! They just hit me here. Blow on it, and I’ll be fine.”

As she spoke, she pulled closer to him.

The streetlights shone through the scattered leaves and landed on her pretty face. They cast her in a striking and dazzling light.

Abel frowned as he stared at the face now close to his own.

When he saw how dejected and pitiful she looked, he thought that he had been too harsh on her, which was why he explained why he did what he did in a gentle tone.

But it was