Chapter 5

"Ivo, you're all I have left."

Ivo held me close beside him.

"Aria, I'll be good to you for the rest of my life."

Is a lifetime really that short?

The door opened.

Ivo walked in, embracing me.

"Aria, I love you. Let's stop giving each other the cold shoulder, okay? Let's be good to each other."

Ivo, why do you have to slap me and then offer me candy?

You know I can't leave you, don't you?

Yes, I forgave him again.

While Ivo was cooking, I put his phone on silent.

Sure enough, there were no calls all day.

He held me as we lay on the couch watching a movie.

He seemed to remember something.

He looked around for his phone.

"Watch the movie with me. Let's not look at our phones, okay?"

I lay in Ivo's arms.

Such a warm embrace, why did I feel a bit cold?

Ivo pushed me away.

"Sweetheart, be good. I need to check if there are any urgent tasks."

Ivo's expression changed.

My heart sank, and I felt a lump in my throat.

"Just go."

I moved out of Ivo's arms.