In reality, he clenched his fists and tried his best to hold the urge to turn around and hug her back countless times.
He did not know if she was being intimate at that moment because she was compromising on purpose so as to not cause any more conflicts between them or because she really wanted to get close to him.
As he held it in, his heart kept beating until…
"Edward, I'm sorry," Jeanne suddenly said.
The man who was suffering suddenly trembled again.
"I thought that since my time is limited, I should let our feelings for each other fade away and rationally tell George to accept Susan and his new family in the future," Jeanne said quietly as she buried herself in his back.
Edward's body tensed up as he listened quietly.
