章 1013: An internal battle

She took a deep breath and then splashed water on her face before facing the mirror again. She immediately rushed toward the bathroom when she found an opportunity to excuse herself from his presence.

Another reason why she was anxious about this trip was because of him. She knew that being in the same space with him would create problems for her. Not that he was doing anything to bother her.

On the contrary, he was extra nice to her since they called a truce. They had agreed that they had to work on this together. To do that, they had to set aside what had happened in the past.

"Pull yourself together." Ria mildly tapped on her face, putting some color back on her cheeks. "That kiss did not mean anything to him, and it should not mean anything to you." She told herself in the mirror.