CHAPTER 43 Always Behind You

  Lottie's POV

  Alfie's words made my heart shrink. Does he have a little bit of feelings for me? I wanted to ask him, but the moment he said "I don't like her" to Nell at the café yesterday, it instantly brought me back to reality.

  Nevertheless, I insisted and brought him back to his home. As I looked at this spacious mansion with no one around, I suddenly felt a bit sad. It was the first time I realized that having a big house wasn't necessarily a good thing.

  "You're so wealthy, why don't you hire some servants? Look, now that you're injured, there's no one to take care of you." I helped him onto the couch.

  "I don't like having unrelated people around when I'm at home."

  My hand, which was in the process of making tea for him, paused. As I hesitated I thought, was he implying that I should leave?