ANNIKA’S POV
I started avoiding Aries, yet, he became more insistent. Even if I told him to stop pursuing me, he didn't budge. In fact, he became more adamant to have me, that I sometimes feel so uncomfortable around him. It was like seeing a new side of him, a side that I was so afraid to name.
He made me go with him to his every transaction, as if it was the only way that he could spend every second of the day with me. He often took me out to dinners, and I would always be left with no other choice but to go with him. I hate it whenever I see his sad face when I turn down his offer. It made me feel guilty and ungrateful.
”I'll just go to the restroom,” I told him.
We went to a Chinese restaurant for dinner. However, I froze when I saw Caspian, Timmy and Juliette emerging from the fro
