Chloe lowered her head again. Darren gently pushed aside her hand, which was still resting on his chin.

"Oh, Sa! No! I have no intention of distancing myself from you! I want to be alone with you, seriously," Darren said firmly. "Don't think about things I don't want to do, Sa. Leaving you is not in my life's plan anymore."

His words made Chloe raise her gaze. "Is that true?" However, tears welled up in Chloe's eyes. She felt a growing sense of fear. Darren's behavior seemed so different. She ...