Chapter 168: You’re Like Fire

“So... I won’t keep bothering you about this,” Maria said after pulling her hand away and leaning back for a moment. Cruz understood that she wanted to change the subject. Maria then looked at Cruz and slowly spoke. "I was a little shocked because I didn’t expect you to do such things. It was just like when we met at the karaoke bar—what you did then." "The way you looked when you were angry, when you were fighting, it was terrifying. No, maybe not terrifying, but it was something I never imagined you capable of." "It’s like you’re two completely different people." "Of course, when you were fighting, I could sense the fierce energy coming from you. I understood that you’ve been through something that made you this way. Otherwise, you wouldn’t be like this. But when you’re calm, you seem like someone with such class, and I’m not sure what words to use to describe you anymore." "You give me the feeling of being two extremes, and it’s hard for me to imagine those extremes belonging