The latter has room to retreat.
But what Christopher Robinson wanted was Amelia Cobb's whole love.
Whole!
Amelia looked at Christopher and suddenly smiled, and when her eyes turned, the tears slid down. She tried to steady her voice to respond to Christopher, "The gods cannot put my heart on you, but I can. I will love you without you asking me to love you."
She could not deny Christopher's goodness to her, the man was always adept at silently doing things for her parents, her friends, and the people she cared about.
From Sylvia Johnson to Iris Yael and Logan Cobb, to Kallie Rayno.
He arranged everything for everyone clearly.
And she was too cruel.
Over and over again, she took advantage.
She caused him to miss his father's memorial day, forcing him to travel on his birthday.
The man's cold features softened for a moment because of Amelia's words, but only for a moment.