"Do you still feel uneasy around me?" Asher's question caught me off guard, leaving me momentarily speechless. His smirk in response to my silence only deepened my confusion.

I couldn't help but inquire, "Can you explain why you're behaving this way? It's puzzling."

As he opened the door to welcome me inside, he whispered, “take a nap." With that, he left, promising to wake me up when dinner was ready.

Inside the room, I couldn't shake off the strangeness of Asher's actions. But I couldn't deny the truth either—I still held onto emotions that made the situation even more complicated.

The guest room was adorned in the same sleek and...