Chapter 99

This time, Toby's gaze took on a serious light. Andrew had just expressed discontentment over the way he'd addressed Melina. He never cared about the tone they took with Linda, no matter how intimate it sounded. Thus, he asked inquisitively, "Andrew, have you developed feelings for… Melina?" Andrew scoffed. "Do you think that's possible? Unless there comes a time when I'm willing to offer my life up to someone else, I'll never love anyone." Toby paused. He understood Andrew's situation, of course. For Andrew to have faith in love, he would need to be able to entrust his life to that person first, but was that possible? Never! Alas, as he recalled Melina's innocent and naive personality, he also remembered that it was he who taught Andrew the tricks to win a woman's heart, and that made him feel like slapping himself. Even if Melina was the only thing that allowed Andrew to sleep well at night, Andrew should've employed a friendlier method to achieve his goal. Melina shouldn't hav