Bella Green looked at the man just a step away from her, yet felt that this single step was like a massive chasm, impossible to cross. The unfamiliar expression on his face made her heart contract violently, hurting her so much that even breathing felt burdensome. When had he ever looked at her with such a cold and unfamiliar gaze? Looking at the girl in front of him, Mason’s hand at his side clenched tightly, knuckles turning white with force, trembling involuntarily. It seemed that only in this way could he resist the urge to step forward and once again hold her in his arms. After a moment, Mason suddenly took a step and left. Watching his tall and upright figure pass by her, Bella felt a panic rising in her heart. Follow current ɴᴏᴠᴇʟs on 𝓷𝓸𝓿𝓮𝓵✶𝓯𝓲𝓻𝓮✶𝓷𝓮𝓽 She hurriedly turned her head, watching the man walk farther and farther away from her, and just felt as if her heart was shattering. She knew that if Mason left this time, he would walk out of her world completely. To a place where she could no longer reach... The girl’s voice was sharp with intense fear, fear that this man would truly walk out of her world. If earlier she knew this scene would happen, she would have been very happy. But the truth is, she can no longer bear a world without Mason Bennett... Vivian Thornecroft was right. She really had fallen in love with him... The girl’s voice was so hoarse that it was almost inaudible, just three words softly falling into Mason’s ears. The man’s back stiffened; he no longer took a step, just stood there, not leaving, not speaking. Bella looked at those few steps between them, feeling her heart about to shatter. There were so many times when Mason stood behind her , watching that seemingly close yet out-of-reach figure. Bella lifted her foot, step by step, walking toward him. It turned out that these few steps were so difficult to take, as if crossing from one world to another. There was a real possibility of being excluded by that world, unable to get in or go back, ending up shattered into pieces. Mason, you’ve already pulled us from such a distant place to this close. If you’re tired, let me cross the remaining steps, okay? She walked to his back, so close that she could touch him with just a stretch of her hand. Bella raised her head, her smile bright like the sun. "Mason, it seems like I’ve started to like you, what should I do?" Mason, it seems like I’ve started to like you... Started to like you... These light five words, however, stirred huge waves in the dead sea of Mason’s heart, like a tsunami engulfing all his reason. After a long time, he moved, very slowly turning around, his gaze as deep as the ocean beneath the night sky, waves surging silently. Looking at the girl whose bright smile was painful to see, Mason still had a cold expression, no movement, just staring at her fixedly. The man’s silence made her smile gradually fade, finally disappearing from the corners of her lips. Her pair of bright eyes gradually dimmed, staring blankly at the expressionless man before her. After a moment, she lifted the corners of her mouth again, her smile awkward. He no longer needed her to take those few steps. Bella turned around, walked toward the living room, picked up her bag from the floor, and headed to the door. Just as her hand touched the door handle, yet before she could turn it, her body was pulled back with force into a broad, warm embrace that made her want to cry. Then, the man’s kisses, hot as fire, came overwhelming...