Asher''s pupils contracted violently, and his eyes were painfully red.
He had thought those agonizing memories were buried deep in his heart over time. Ever since he and Arnold were officially together, he had not touched the cherished relics of his ex lover.
However, when Be angrily used him and demanded that he burn the photograph to prove his loyalty to Arnold, the pain in his heart was excruciating, as if he were being torn apart. It felt like burning his flesh and soul, not just a photograph.
Be stared at her brother, whose sorrowful expression revealed everything he could not bear to do it.
Asher still harbored feelings for his old love. Even though that person had been dead for years, he still held a significant ce in Asher''s heart, so much so that it caused this normallyposed man to be anguished and flustered.
"Be, since I have been with Arnold, I have not touched these things. I have let go of him." Asher''s eyes were red, almost pleading. "Please don''t do this. He was my savior, after all..."N?velDrama.Org owns all ? content.
"But you loved him. Calling him your savior is just a pretext to keep him in your heart." Be shook her head in disbelief. "If Justin were with me because I looked like his old love, even if he fell in love with meter, I wouldn''t be able to ept it. I can endure his indifference when he doesn''t love me, but I can''t ept that our love has always been shadowed by someone else. It''s not pure. It is unfair to the one being used as a substitute. I absolutely cannot ept such a deceptive love.
"You feel such a heart-wrenching pain at the thought of burning a photo. But Ash, have you ever thought about how much it would hurt Arnold if he knew you were in such pain over an old love? He is alive in front of you, yet he can''t rece someone who has been dead for so many years. How could someone as proud as him endure such a blow?"
Her words cut deep, seemingly aiming to shatter Asher''s already fragile soul. "Okay... I promise you."
Asher lowered his eyelids in painful resolution, giving the photo onest long look. "I will burn it and never think of him again."
Be sighed in frustration. In fact, it was better to uncover the problem earlier. Asher likely had more keepsakes of that person than just this photo. If she could find them, it was only a matter of time before Arnold did, as Arnold was always by her brother''s side. By then, it would be a ticking time bomb waiting to explode.
"Ash, are you in the study?" Arnold''szy voice called from outside.
The siblings panicked.
"Hurry, put it away!" Be urged, then quickly ran to the door, took a deep breath, and opened it.
"Arnold!" She smiled sweetly, standing in the doorway to block Arnold''s view.
"Oh, Be, it''s you." Wearing
matching pajamas with Asher,
Arnold rubbed his sleepy eyes. The open cor exposed a pair of elegant corbones marked with love bites. "I''m relieved that it''s you."
Be quickly averted her gaze from his neck, her cheeks heating up. "Ahem. Arnold, Ash is inside. L came over without knowing you two were still in bed. He got up first, and we just chatted for a bit."
Arnold chuckled. "Why are you so nervous? Did you do something bad?"
Be blushed, her heart racing.
"Arnold." Asher stepped out then, his voice gentle but his face pale.
Arnold squinted his long, fox-like eyes and eagerly wrapped his arms around Asher''s waist, passionately kissing his slightly cool lips.
Having lived overseas for a long
time, Arnold was ustomed to the free-spirited culture. He loved Asher deeply. Every morning, as long as there was time, he would seize every moment to be affectionate, wanting to meld into Asher''s very being.
Asher''s long eyshes trembled as he responded to the embrace and kiss.
Be could not bear to look at them. It was too much. They were even more intimate than she and Justin had ever been.
"What''s wrong?" Arnold asked, panting as he pulled back from the kiss.
"Mm?" Asher''s gaze was momentarily dazed.