Despite it being a surprise, I was still inexplicably moved at this moment.
Marius knew he would not be able to do anything if he stayed here. He greeted Theo and then left on his own.
I got into Theo’s car in the end, but he stopped halfway…
“What’s wrong? Did something happen?”
I was feeling a little tired after the exhausting journey.
Theo's eyes were rather obscured in the boundless night as if they were covered by an indelible shadow.
The gap between us was getting wider and wider. I could not figure out what Theo was thinking, and he seemed to have a lot of questions to ask me.
Theo did not say anything when we were at the airport but could no longer stand it after Marius left.
“I heard the commercial shoot the company arranged ended. Why didn't you come back according to schedule but chose to stay one more day? How can I rest assured? What if something had happened?”
“Nothing happened. I'm not a child who needs to be taken care of by others. If even this is worrying, I might as well not even leave the house.”
I had not realized what was Theo’s intention for stopping the car to question me, but the man's next words revealed everything. “He doesn't seem like such a leisurely person. It’s quite unusual for him to stay and accompany you.”
It turned out that he was not only worried about my safety but even more so about the fact that Marius was with me.
No matter how much trust had been established between me and Theo in the past, reality had already ground it to dust.
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