He did not say anything and was staring at me silently. I could not help but feel nervous with the proximity of his angular and handsome face to me. The air inside the room seemed to have thinned out. I got up to open the windows.

Suddenly, he pulled me into an embrace and wrapped both of his arms around me, and held me tightly.

“Richard Blackwood.” Although I did not know why he behaved this way, I did not like being hugged like that.

Although I ...