Selena finished speaking.

The silence in the study seemed to be magnified.

Eric’s pupils enlarged slightly.

He was mentally prepared and thought of countless reasons.

It just did not occur to him that she would say this.

Love.

They had never discussed this topic.

Love?

Eric pondered. Maybe. That kind of dazed feeling and pleasure could be called love.

However, Eric had been avoiding this feeling. He admitted that he liked Selena, but deep down, he was trying his best to avoid the exposu