บท 201: Resentment

When she walked away, Ben kept looking at her while his heart swelled up with emotions. And the further she walked, the urge to run after her and embrace her in his arms kept increasing but he tried his best to control his emotions. 

Did he do the right thing? Was he being unreasonable? What if she was the one for him? 

He closed his eyes and took a deep breath to calm himself down. He hadn't felt this way for someone for a really long time. It felt different yet scary at the same time. He wanted to move forward with it, explore the new feeling but he was scared and very reluctant. 

He had no idea if pushing her away was the right thing but he wanted to come clean with her before the feelings they had for each other started to grow.

…..

[One Week Later] 

[Collins Corporation, Ben's office]

"Can I come in?" 

"Madam—" Ben quickly got up when he saw Rachael. 

"I hope I didn't disturb you." She walked in.