The atmosphere between them had been awkward, and it got even worse after Finnley explained.
She didn't answer. He stepped on the brake gently and parked the car at the roadside.
Mya met his eyes. "What are you doing?"
"Have you had the answer?" Finnley didn’t care about the embarrassment. He did not sleep last night.
He wasn’t sure if Mya would accept him, but now Eloise suddenly appeared, which caught Finnley off guard. He couldn't wait any longer, "Would you be my girlfriend? Can we see each other?”
Mya stared at him in surprise, "Are you serious?"
"I didn't go back last night." Finnley emphasized again, "I live at Rowan's."
"But it doesn't change the fact that you have a fiancée. I don't want to be the mistress.” Mya was stubborn and proud.
She wanted to open the door and get off, but Finnley locked the door before she could do it.
"Would you say yes if I don’t have a fiancée?” Finnley wanted an answer. He put one hand on the steering wheel and faced her sideways.
Mya was forced to look at him. She could not help thinking of what she saw in his apartment last night. The girl's face appeared in her head.
“I don’t love her.” Finnley said to her, "The engagement was made by our parents when we were just born. It is just a joke. She is not my girlfriend. I haven't even held her hand."
After thinking for a long time, Mya said, "She... is very beautiful." She didn’t know why she said that.
“I don’t care.” Finnley blurted out, "I didn't even look at her face, so I don't know if she is beautiful."
...
"I like you, Mya." Finnley confessed to her, looking very serious, "I have never had such a strong feeling toward anyone.”
Hearing this, Mya was very excited. Her heart raced.
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