A Contract Marriage With My Boss novel Chapter 13

Sarah began to question herself. Did she still wish to be the owner of Charles' heart? She laughed at herself, suddenly smiled, and cried again.

Noticing the gaze of passers-by, she lowered her head, wiped her tears, and left quickly.

Just after turning the corner, she felt someone grab her by the wrist. Turning around, Sarah found that the person who'd stopped her was Charles. He appeared to be anxious, and his eyes gave away a sense of anger. "Didn't I tell you to wait for me at the entrance?" Charles said sharply, "Why are you leaving alone?" After pausing for a while, he realized that Sarah was crying, so he softened his voice, "What's wrong? Why are you crying? What's the matter with you?"

Sarah shook her head, "Nothing." She didn't want to say anything. Although inside, she felt terrible, she still didn't want to let him know.

Holding her shoulder, Charles stared at her for a while and asked gently, "What happened? Tell me, I can help you. I can protect you if you're in trouble."

Sarah wiped her tears and said helplessly, "You couldn't help me solve this, Charles. If you were able to solve it, I wouldn't be feeling like this at all."

"What?"

Sarah paused, trying to think of an excuse, "Nothing. You can't help me." She sighed silently, "It's your sister."

"What else can you tell me? I can't help you if you don't tell me anything. Why are you so sure that I can't help you?"

After thinking for a moment, Sarah finally argued, "Even if I tell you, are you sure you can help me?"

Charles looked at her, shocked. Assertively, Sarah said, "Don't ask me any more questions; give me some space."

Finally, Charles stopped questioning her. They walked along the road. After what felt like a very long time, Charles said, "Sarah, why don't you trust me? Sometimes, even when I'm with you, I still feel that I can't get close to you."

Sarah looked at him and answered, "It is not because I don't believe anything you say, I just want to protect myself. I have been hurt before Charles. If I can't be sure that you love me, how can I possibly trust you with all my heart? Besides, Charles, you don't exactly treat me sincerely!"

"Why are you so angry today?" Charles retorted.

"Well, can you honestly tell me whether there is another woman in your life?" Sarah stared at Charles.

Her words made Charles laugh. He didn't know why she'd asked this, "Why are you saying this? Do you think I'm cheating on you? I told you, I haven't been with another woman since we started dating. Why don't you believe me?"

"Whether I believe you or not is not important. I have no way of knowing whether what you say is true."