Bella Woods summoned a great deal of courage to ask those few questions.
Ashton Marshall's response was certain: "Yes."
He looked her in the eye as he said it, so assured and serious that Bella Woods' anxious heart finally calmed down.
She propped up her body slightly, wrapping her arms around Ashton's neck: "Okay, I'll wait for you to come back."
If, if...
If what was between them wasn't a game, if it was genuine emotion, Bella wanted to fight against everything for it at that moment.
She wanted to gain Cyan Marshall's blessing.
If her identity didn't permit it, then she would go abroad, have a lifelong secret relationship, or a long-distance relationship, she could accept it all.
She was truly, deeply attached to the feeling of being cared for by Ashton.
So happy, she couldn't bear to let it go.
Bella held Ashton tightly, as if she had made some decisions in her heart.
