“Okay,” Ethlyn agreed because until when she could run away from him. In the end, she might have to share the same room with him at night. Moreover, Calvin just promised that he wouldn’t touch that topic then. There was nothing to be mad at him, right?

A minute passed, but Calvin didn’t let her go from his arms. That was when Ethlyn whispered softly, “We can sit just like our previous position rather than standing.”

“Hmm, yeah!!” Calvin said, stepping away from her. ‘Stupid, one-sided bond.’ He cursed mentally.

They silently sat beside each other, but unlike previous times there was a slight gap between them.

Ethlyn thought about...