She looked at him with a complicated expression.
'What in the world has he been through lately?'
'From his initial arrogance, domineering selfishness, to his current humbleness and caution... it's like he's become a completely different person.'
'And what he just said... He thought I kissed him because I was mistaking him for Aaron Wyatt.'
'In the past, wouldn't he have lost his temper or even shoved me away?'
'What's wrong with him?'
...A man only overthinks things and becomes this insecure because he has fallen too deeply in love.
When Leona Grant saw she had gone silent again, he assumed she had realized she'd kissed the wrong person, and a pang of pain shot through his heart.
He stood up and said to her, feigning a relaxed tone, "Let's head back. It's getting a little cold. You'll catch a cold if we stay out here any longer."
Without waiting for her reply, he took her hand and started walking, his actions carrying a hint of escape and avoidance.
