"Alright, you can all crash here. I'll have the rooms cleaned immediately!" When Marvin heard Marlon would also stay for the night, he grinned from ear to ear, his eyes narrowing into slits. "Mr. Charles and Rachael will sleep in the same room, while Marlon will share a room with Alicia. Everyone is happy!" Marvin was so thrilled that he stammered.
"Kieran and I will share a room. We are all yet to get married. A man and a woman shouldn't sleep on the same bed out of wedlock!" Marlon categorically refused.
"Marlon...." Alicia hesitated.
"Aren't you used to sleep in the same room with Alicia?" Marvin said sheepishly. Marlon shot him a cold glance, and Marvin shut up.
Kieran slowly smiled and hugged me tightly, his face next to mine. "I can't bear to be away from Rachael. How can I sleep through the long night without her? Rachael, do you feel the same?"
Kieran gazed at me affectionately, and I immediately shook my head hard.
I had to point out that usually an affectionate gaze from a man could melt a woman's heart and soul, but I only felt horrified when Kieran gave me that.
"Since you want to sleep separately from Alicia, then so be it. Rachael and I are going to rest!" Kieran took my hand and was about to walk upstairs. The next second, Marlon stepped forward and pulled Kieran outside.
In the garden, Marlon shook off Kieran's hand and stared coldly at him, saying word by word, "Kieran, aren't you just trying to play with what I threw away? Let me tell you. I would rather destroy her than let you have her!"
Kieran looked at Marlon and slowly said, "Marlon, do you love Rachael?"
When I rushed out of the house, I heard Kieran's question and stopped. Even though Marlon had hurt me a million times, I still desired to know the answer.
Alicia, who had been following me, stopped beside me, her expression slightly stiff.
Marlon snorted contemptuously, "How would I love a woman like her!"
My heart was broken to pieces. Marlon had said he didn't love me multiple times, but I always fantasized the opposite like a fool. I had been delusional all along. I kept making up lame excuses just to deceive myself. I had thought maybe Marlon liked me a little bit. A tiny bit at least.
However, this time, I could no longer find an excuse to delude myself!
"Since you don't love her, why would you rather destroy her than set her free? She has been secretly in love with and following you for four years. Don't tell me you don't feel guilty at all." Kieran approached Marlon.
Marlon sneered, "Feeling guilty? Why should I? It is true she has loved and chased after me for four years, but I feel baffled!" Marlon smiled happily at Kieran. "Kieran, Rachael used to love me, and she still does. Don't you find yourself ridiculous?"
I had thought my heart was beyond repair, but now it managed to break into even smaller pieces, and the agony I used to feel was nothing compared to what I was experiencing now.
I had been like a fool, hiding my deep affection for him so that Marlon wouldn't know about it.
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