Richard's POV
From the way she tilts her head, staring darkly at her phone screen, I know something is definitely up.
I step down, and she raises her head to see me leaning against the railings.
“Hi,” she says, flashing me a smile before walking past me, leaving me with surprise fluttering all over.
Is this because of my proposal? Is she attempting to avoid me at this moment, or is there another reason?
I twirl around to grab her hand. “Arabel?”
“Yes?” She replies, pretending not to have walked past me like it was normal. She is damn good at pretending, but I always know when she is pretending.
“Are you upset at me or something?” I ask carefully, peering down at her brown eyes.
“Mad at you? What for?”
“Earlier…”
“Richard, I am so tired. I have a lot to do tomorrow with the branch's opening. I need to go to bed now.” She stops me from going further.
Feeling pain slicing through me at her excuse, I let her go. An emotion flashes across her face before she turns around to leave.
Shit!
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