Apology

I ran out of the Lan Diamond Tower, wondering what the hell had just happened. I hit Aren, I threatened him, and I expected that he would be infuriated by that, but when his body was an inch away from mine, it wasn't anger that I felt from him. He seemed frustrated, as if he suddenly felt the need to explain himself and didn't know how to do it. He also said that he couldn't predict his own reactions to me, as if not all of that had happened during our date had been a part of his plan… What did he mean by that?

I was confused and flustered. I wanted to tell him that I would not let him mislead my feelings any longer. I thought that he was going to keep acting cold and indifferent, just like when he told me that our relationship would never involve emotions. Why did he change his tone so suddenly? It sounded like he wanted to coax me as if he cared... Did he care or was I imagining things?

I went back to the penthouse to change, and then Benjamin drove me to the workshop. I needed to k