Jing locked himself in his room to catch his breath; however, the look of disappointment on Leela’s face invaded his thoughts once again.

If disappointing her had been his goal, why did it hurt so much? The image she had of him had already been destroyed. It had to be that way, yet he didn’t want her to know what he used to do in the past. He had never liked sleeping with those kinds of women, but back then, his father had a great deal of control over him.

He remembered the disastrous way he had lost his virginity.

At the time, he had been very shy, so his...