Chapter 89

God, what was she thinking? How could she think that?

"It's too close so it feels weird," said Serenity.

"Okay, then," he said. He released her and took a step back, then went to the table to clear it.

Serenity let out a sigh of relief. She touched her face, and it felt quite hot.

"By the way, Sis, when we were really close just now, did you have the urge to kiss me?" His sudden question made her entire body freeze up.

She blinked her dark almond eyes. The face under her palms felt even hotter now.

"Is that a hard question to answer?" he asked with raised eyebrows.

"Well... Of course I..."

"I would do it if it's with you," he interrupted her, "I don't like other women kissing me, but if it's you, I wouldn't mind it."

Sunlight spilled into the room through a narrow glass window and fell on him.

His expression was serious, as if he was trying to convince her that he was not joking.

The latter part of her sentence, "I only see you as a brother", got stuck in her throat, unable