Chapter 22.4 - Alex

My chest tightened and my throat constricted, and I could feel my tear ducts working. At that moment, I tried not to cry in front of him, but the tears started to flow without me realizing it. 'Alex, no one has ever made me feel as downcast as you do. Until I met you, I never felt like a loser. Until you arrived into my life, no one had ever made me cry like this, no one had ever driven me insane like this." 'Then, we shouldn't have done this in the first place. You shouldn't have told Mark about this stupid plan." 'So?" Chen asked in defiance. His brows furrowed in response to his head tilt. 'Chen, this is so wrong. I don't want this to go on any longer because this is incorrect." 'What's wrong with it? We're just two lovers." 'Lovers?" I scoffed. His breathing became heavy and deep. 'Aren't we?" 'You don't do anything but play, Chen." He raised his arms and cupped my face with both of his warm hands as he stood in front of me. Without any sign of hesitation