"It's just over a week..."
She counted the days. These days since he left and came back, they had only seen each other at the engagement party and then separated, with no chance to be together. She remembered it well!
Joel Russo: "..."
Just... over a week... only?
How low is his charm after all?
A week felt like a century to him, such a difficult wait, and to her, it's just a "only"?
A sudden surge of frustration surged in his heart, and he lowered his head and bit down hard on her lips.
"Mmm..."
Arabella Vanderbilt whimpered in pain, just about to reach out to push him away, but when she looked up, she saw the man's dark, handsome face, seemingly dripping with water, emitting coldness.
She immediately bit her lip, hid her lips inside her mouth, and stared at him with bright eyes, silently recalling the reason for his sudden anger, inwardly not daring to speak.
