Yeah, like watching a fool, Steven seemed to be mocking Hannah's ignorance.
Later, Hannah clearly saw Steven's feelings for her and also understood her own position. She played the role of a loving couple with him as he requested, but she didn't dare to give her heart again.
Time flies. When Hannah first met Steven, she was just a girl not yet twenty. Now she was nearly thirty. As for Steven, his career was getting bigger and bigger. He had become more mature, manly, and people were falling for him.
And her? She had also grown mature, and she was not short of admirers. However, she didn’t dare to love freely anymore. She was afraid of getting hurt again.
Actually, being alone wasn't so bad. She could be free and easy.
Suddenly, the doorbell rang.
Hannah grabbed her phone next to her and glanced at it. It was already seven in the evening, probably the assistant delivering dinner. She pushed away Steven's hand around her waist, rolled out of bed, casually wrapped a towel around her and went to open the door.
Unexpectedly, the person standing at the door was Cornelia.
Cornelia said with a smile, "I know you can't eat too much for dinner and can't have greasy food, so I made some fruit and vegetable salad to eat with you."
Before she could finish, Cornelia noticed the bruises on Hannah's neck and collarbone. Her face suddenly turned red. "Did I come at a bad time?" Cornelia said awkwardly.
"Bad time?" Hannah pulled Cornelia into the room and locked the door, "Perfect timing, actually. I need to replenish some nutrients."
Hannah felt no embarrassment. She took the salad from Cornelia, sat at the table and started eating.
Cornelia sat down with her, "Hannah..."
"Hmm?" Hannah murmured.
Everyone was curious, and Cornelia was no exception. She craned her neck to look into the room and asked, "Who is it? Do I know him?"
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