Chapter 74

Jennifer felt incredibly upset afterward and continued walking aimlessly forward.

Maxwell's heart ached at the sight. He went and enveloped her in his arms without a second thought. He caressed her hair and kept her head tucked against his chest, murmuring, "I… I wasn't wholly putting up an act earlier."

Jennifer's shoulders were quaking slightly in his grasp.

Every word Maxwell said echoed in her heart, making her tremble uncontrollably.

Jennifer looked up, gazing at him through tearful eyes. "I nearly thought what you said at the Yale residence earlier was all true. But we still have to be realistic, don't we?"

Maxwell looked at her, feeling upset as she cried. He gently wiped her tears away and said, "Even if we're not together anymore in the future, I still wouldn't be able to bear to see anyone hurting you. No one can force you to do anything you don't want to do, not even the Yale family themselves."

Jennifer only felt more upset the more Maxwell spoke.

He said they would