Chapter 66

66. Dinner << . Miles . >> I’m in the kitchen, surrounded by the fragrant smell of spices and the sizzling of the pan on the stove. Sophia and Alfred have just arrived. After meeting him this noon, I went back to the office to wrap up my work while Sophia packed her stuff. I am a little nervous. I don’t know what happened, but I suddenly felt a bundle of affection when I saw Sophia getting scolded like a little girl.  I couldn’t let her take the heat alone. She pulled me into her room and asked, “Are you out of your mind?” “I guess so.” She eyed me for a moment and poked a finger into my chest. “OK. But we will live in different rooms. I cannot afford that you start hating me because I took away your privacy.” I gave it a thought. “Alright. You certainly know more than me about relationships.” She grimaced. “Only failed relationships….” I pulled her in my embrace and said, “You know what they say…. Do not be embarrassed by your failures, learn from them and start again…. So use me to s