Gareth spoke in a domineering tone and left no room for negotiation.
"The couch is too small. You might accidentally hurt your wound when turning over." Elisa objected and insisted on sleeping on the couch. The previous dispute was just to mess with him–she didn't intend to sleep on his bed because she couldn't fall asleep with his lingering scent.
"If Grandma sees you sleeping on the couch, I will get a scolding from her again. So, you better take the room." With that, Gareth walked out of the bedroom.
After Gareth left, Elisa hesitantly lay down on the bed. As expected, her mind was filled with Gareth's figure as soon as she closed her eyes. His unique scent wafted into Elisa's nose, as overbearing as him.
It was destined to be a sleepless night.
The next morning, Julia woke early to have breakfast with Elisa and Gareth. She wanted to know how the night went but didn't expect them to wake up earlier than her.
One didn't sleep well because the couch was too small, while the other didn't sleep well because of the unfamiliar bed. As such, both of them had dark circles the next day.
Julia was surprised to see them wake up this early. Looking at them, she misunderstood the cause of the dark circles and was overjoyed. On the other hand, Elisa and Gareth were resigned. Of course, they could tell what Julia was thinking, but they didn't explain further.
Throughout the breakfast, Julia kept asking about the situation last night. The couple gave ambiguous answers as Julia continued asking questions tirelessly.
Finally, the two couldn't deal with it anymore and returned to the room to pack their stuff halfway through breakfast. Julia sighed when she saw them leave. "Even their back profiles seem cut out for each other."
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