The silence that followed after her confession was enough to drown a full grown man and nothing a sign of his ever being there would be seen. Sarah made no attempt to intrude in his silent moments of thoughts as deafening as it was for her to bear.She almost sighed with relief when he finally spoke but at the same time, she felt she could have endured the deafening silence even longer if it meant avoiding answering any of his questions but it was too late for that now. "There's someone else for you... As in... You're betrothed to somebody else?" His brow subconsciously arched as he asked her. She shook her head. "Not that, not like that at all. It's just that... I didn't go to Harvard, I went to an ordinary university because my dad wanted me to be a good person who doesn't separate the world through classes. There's no such thing as rich or poor to him because we are all humans. There was a time he was struggling and now, he is harvesting the crops in his farm. Reaping the work o

Her throat suddenly seemed dry and she fought the urge to cry out for her need for water. She didn't doubt it, she must look as red as red could ever be. Her heart that had stopped immediately picked up at a faster pace as if to cover the time it had gone silent from shock. "Most... Most likely?" She asked him hesitantly. He checked his father's old watch that clung onto his wrist. "We don't have much time on our side. Will you join me?"She nodded her head even before she realized it. 'Fool! What is wrong with you?! Get a hold of your foolish emotions! You and dad had a fight, remember? He sent you off to marriage because he didn't want to hear your words anymore, because he was tired of having you around! You hate him! You have to hate him, you need to hate him!' But her thoughts contrasted her actions. She was already in the hallway before she came back to reality. Ryan had gripped her hand and led her out of his bedroom and she was to dumb to fight off his hands. Better to be