A Night of Desire

Chapter 414 - 407: She Knew He Wouldn’t Be That Romantic

"Second, if what they say about Autumn Shelby’s suffering is true, then I only feel guilty toward her. After all, I’m the reason she ended up in that situation. But I won’t marry her, because I don’t love her!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Clara Grant’s eyes, for some reason, instantly filled with tears.

’He said he doesn’t look down on me, and he said he won’t marry Autumn Shelby! But...’

She couldn’t help but move her lips to ask, "But yesterday, when I ran out, why did you..."

In the end, she couldn’t bring herself to finish the question. ’Wouldn’t pressing him like that make me seem petty and stubborn?’

But even though she didn’t finish, Seth Quinn understood.

He sighed and, with a hint of resignation, finished her sentence for her. "Why didn’t I chase after you, right? That’s the third thing I wanted to say. After learning about your family background, nothing I said was meant to imply I looked down on you. I was just shocked and heartbroken for you.

"But you were so sensitive and upset at that moment. You would have twisted every word I said in your mind to mean I looked down on you. That’s why I didn’t chase after you when you ran out. I was afraid that in the heat of the moment, it would have just ended in a fight."

At this, he gave another resigned smile. "Heh, I originally thought it would be best to let you cool down first, but I never expected you to misunderstand things this badly. If I had known, I would have chased after you immediately, even if it meant we’d fight."

Clara Grant blinked, and the tears immediately spilled over. She pouted, her voice thick with grievance. "When you asked why I didn’t tell you, I thought... I thought you..."

Seth Quinn reached out and gently wiped away her tears. He knew she was like a little hedgehog back then, afraid of getting hurt. She would overthink anything he said and instinctively raise her quills to protect herself.

"When I asked why you didn’t tell me, it was only because my heart ached for you. I was thinking that if I’d known, I never would have let yesterday happen. I never would have stood by and let them blurt it out like that."

"Then... do you blame me for not telling you about my background sooner? For deceiving you?" ’I really didn’t mean to hide it from him,’ she thought. ’I just... wasn’t thinking.’

Seth Quinn felt as if her tears were endless. His fingers were soaked, yet they couldn’t seem to wipe them all away. Finally, he gave up and lowered his hand, leaning in to press his lips to her face instead.

As she felt his warm lips gently brush against the corner of her eye, Clara Grant’s breath caught in her throat. For a moment, she forgot how to cry, how to breathe.

’A man kissing away the tears of the woman he loves... Isn’t that a scene straight out of a romance drama? And it’s actually happening to us?’

When he felt her tears stop flowing, Seth Quinn’s lips left her skin. He licked his own lips, then frowned and said with a straight face, "Mmm, salty and bitter. So, you should stop crying."

Clara Grant snapped back to reality. Hearing his words, she let out a "PFFT" of laughter. She reached up, wiped away a stray tear with the back of her hand, and pouted in dissatisfaction.

’What was that? Shouldn’t the male lead in a romance drama say with infinite tenderness, "Your tears taste sweet"?’

One second she was basking in the bliss of a romance-drama heroine, and the next, his words shattered the illusion.

’I knew it. He could never be that romantic!’

Seeing her finally smile through her tears, Seth Quinn breathed a sigh of relief and returned to their earlier topic. "If I blamed you, I wouldn’t be here explaining all this. And yesterday, after I found out you hadn’t gone home or to Sarah Shelby’s place, I wouldn’t have been frantically searching everywhere for you."