IT'S QUITE COLD

Andre stared at Valerie for a while, feeling discouraged. Each time he met up with her, he would be so optimistic that after pouring out his heart, Valerie's mind would change. But she was always as hard as possible, and whenever she spoke like this, he found it difficult to talk back.

He took a step back and said, "Okay Valerie, I'll be leaving for now."

Valerie was surprised as she thought Andre would insist on staying or getting her to change her mind. She believed that he was gradually pulling away, and eventually, he would get tired and stop pursuing her.

Andre opened the door and went outside. It was raining heavily, and as she listened to the sounds of the rain, Valerie was tempted to ask him to stay back.

In all honesty, a part of her wanted him to stay the night because she knew that Julius wouldn't be back. He had already told her that he would spend the night at Melody's. She would have enjoyed Andre's company, but she was aware that asking him to stay back would make hi