Chapter 1071

Recognizing that Cameron was acting coy, Emily squeezed his hand playfully. "My parents will get suspicious if I don't go home. I'll come up with a better excuse next time." Emily refused his request for her to go back to South Bay Haven with him. With his right hand that was holding her hand, he held her by the back of her head. Without warning, he pulled her toward him and rested his forehead against hers. "Emily, this is such a long night. Could you bear to let me go home alone? Aren't you afraid that I'd—" Before he could finish speaking, Emily raised her hand and pinched his lips. "If you can't even bear with this brief test and loneliness, there's no point in us trying to make things work. Don't you think so?" Emily was still quite a conservative woman. To her, being in a relationship was about moral boundaries and about self-control. It would be exhausting if one needed their partner to control everything they did. Moreover, she would rather not have a boyfriend who nee