Chapter 1005

Cameron's question hung in the air, and Emily kept her head down. The car was filled with a heavy silence. After a long pause, when she realized he wasn't going to speak again, she finally said, "I'm not trying to ruin your mood or argue with you. It's just that your world isn't one I want to be part of." Before Cameron could respond, she continued, "I know you think you're respecting me, but this isn't what I want." Emily hesitated for a moment before adding, "All I can do right now is keep things the way they were. I spend the night with you and then go home. That's what you promised me. "You even said you'd think things over, but I can see you haven't really considered it. You're just slowly backing me into a corner, giving me no way out." She hadn't wanted to bring this up and had hoped to give him time to think things through, especially since he'd seemed sincere last time. But now he was pushing further, making demands because he knew she couldn't easily refuse. After Em