Chapter 801 I Only Have Feelings For You Arissa raised her head to regard him with a smile. âItâs nothing.â Benjaminâs brow bunched up. His eyes fixated upon the unnaturalness of her smile before glancing toward his phone.
When he took it over, the screen of the phone lit up. That particular message was still being actively displayed on it. Was it this that ruined her mood?
Momentarily shaken up inside, Benjamin regarded her intently with his dark eyes before he deleted that message. âHave you read it?â he asked, point blank.
Arissa turned her body over to face the other way. âI didnât mean to!â Casting his towel aside, Benjamin leaned in and held her tightly inside her arms.
His almond-shaped eyes locked gazes with her. âIt doesnât mean anything!â Arissa lifted her eyes and pursed her lips. âHave both of you been in constant contact all this time?â
Benjamin fiddled with her hair while lying on his side. âNo. Sheâs the one who has been trying to reach out to me these past few days. Iâve never responded to her,â he explained.
Arissa scrutinized him. Benjamin doesnât appear to be lying. Itâs not like he needs to either. âIn that case, how do you feel toward her?â
Benjamin stared at her with an unfathomable gaze. âSheâs like an old friend!â That somewhat improved Arissaâs mood. âThen, do you still fancy her?â
Benjaminâs brows perked up, and there was a playful look in his eyes. âWhy donât you tell me whether I should?â
When Arissa reacted by turning her back to him, Benjamin pulled himself close and kissed her behind the ear. âYou know that I only have feelings for you!â
Arissaâs heart started throbbing as her cheeks flushed hotly. She certainly felt him. In response, she pulled the blanket over her face. The laughter from the manâs baritone voice sent her body temperature soaring.
âStop imagining things, Arissa, and donât let other people affect your emotions that easily, all right?â
Benjamin petted her head over the blanket. âCome on out. Donât you find it stuffy in there?â
Arissa smiled and pressed him further, âDo you really feel nothing for her?â
Benjamin exhaled in exasperation. âBack then, with everyone elseâs constant nudging, I was indeed a little tempted to date her. My thinking at the time was that I might as well find someone who I personally liked for myself rather than leave things to my dad. She was one of the few among my acquaintances who I got on quite well with, but Dad didnât seem to like her very much. In fact, he was vehemently opposed to us getting together.
Everyone must have misunderstood me because I took her side that time. Perhaps thatâs why my old man is still convinced that I am into her, even till now!â
Arissa pulled the blanket down slightly and looked at him expectantly. âDoes that mean that you were never attracted to her?â
Benjamin peered down at her. âAre you going to come out?â
That made Arissa a little self-conscious. âYou still havenât answered my question yet.â
Benjamin leaned in and closed the distance between them further.
âDo you still doubt me after everything Iâve told you, Arissa? Are you daft?â
That had Arissa seething. âYouâre the one whoâs being daft. Was it even necessary to insult me?â
Benjaminâs thin lips lifted into a smirk as he pinched her cheek. âFrom where would I find the time to get involved with someone else? Iâm way too busy making money!â
Could he be speaking the truth?
As reluctant as Arissa was to simply take his words at face value, there was no understating the joy she felt inside.
âHave you really never fancied anyone else previously?â
âWhoever said that? I most certainly did!â Benjamin reacted in dismay.
He coughed and cleared his throat self-consciously when he saw that despondent expression returning to Arissaâs face.
Then, he shot her an amused look. âWhatâs bugging you now?â
âSo, that means you really are interested in someone else!â Arissa side-eyed him.
If she isnât Danna or Rosetta, who else could that woman be?
Benjamin tilted her chin up. âDidnât I tell you not to overthink things? Why wonât you just listen?â
Arissa merely stared at him. You should have explained things clearly if you wanted that.
The More the Merrier ï¤Chapter 800 EX-husband Groveling to Me ï¤Chapter 730 Let Victor Shoot For You Having figured out what was going through her mind from the look in her eyes, Benjamin sighed. He then broke off eye contact as he felt somewhat ill at ease.
âIt happened back when I was a kid. Does that count too?â
Arissa blinked.
When he was a kid?
She was amused by the blush she vaguely saw on the manâs handsome face but dared not laugh aloud.
âHow little were you?â
Benjaminâs eyes darted around. âI was just a few years old.â
âAnd how old was the girl you took a liking to?â
Benjamin appeared contemplative. âA year old, or maybe several months old?â
Arissa was utterly speechless.