Chapter 174


    As usual, Aaron gave me a good-morning kiss as soon as I woke up, then cooked me a delicious


    breakfast. But after everything that had happened between us, I felt awkward around him for the first


    time in a long time.


    I couldn’t shake the feeling that he might suddenly kneel down to propose to me again, and every time


    he reached into his pockets, I was afraid he was going to take out another ring.


    “Olive, the weather is very nice today. Eliott said there’s going to be a kite festival in Parsons Park this


    afternoon. Do you want to go?” Aaron asked earnestly, handing me a ss of fresh-squeezed orange


    juice.


    I epted the juice hesitantly. In the past two days, Aaron had suggested going out a few times, but I


    had turned him down. If I kept rejecting him again and again, Aaron would take the hint, right?


    I took a sip of my juice and then nodded, pretending to be cheerful. “Sure, I haven’t flown a kite in a


    while. It sounds fun.”


    For a moment, I thought Aaron seemed relieved, but after a closer look, I saw that his expression


    hadn’t changed. Then he smiled at me and said, “I’ll go get ready.”


    He leaned over and kissed me on the cheek before turning to head downstairs.


    As Aaron turned to leave, I was struck by a sudden panic. I quickly gulped down the rest of my juice,


    put down the ss, and ran to catch up to Aaron. “Should I go with you?”


    Aaron paused. He pursed his lips slightly and turned to look at me with aplicated expression.


    “Olive, you don’t need… Forget it, let’s just go.”


    He took my hand, and we went to the garage together.


    As we drove to the mall to pick out materials for kite building, I could sense that Aaron was in a bad


    mood. I knew I was the reason for his irritation, but I didn’t know how tofort him.


    I rubbed the big, shiny pink diamond ring on my finger, feeling very conflicted.


    “Here we are.” Parking the car at the mall, Aaron seemed to be putting on a brave face. He opened the


    car door and got out, his expression no longer dejected. “What pattern of kite do you want?”


    I didn’t care about making kites at all, but I didn’t want to disappoint Aaron, so I pointed to someone in


    a bear costume handing out flyers on the side of the road. “Let’s do a bear pattern.”


    “Perfect.” Aaron seemed to have forgotten his earlier unhappiness, and his face rxed into an easy


    smile as he said, “Our little bear kite will definitely win first ce in thepetition.”


    He wrapped his arms around my waist, and his pretty face approached mine with a wink. “Olive, how


    are you going to reward me if we win first ce today?”


    He smiled teasingly, but my heart pounded and I couldn’t even return his smile. I was too busy worrying


    about what Aaron wanted as a reward. Was he expecting me to say yes to his proposal?


    D*mn, I couldn’t help but wonder if the kite festival was even real, or if it was just another one of


    Aaron’s borate plots. What if I went to Parsons Park and Aaron had another proposal set up?


    Just the idea of it made me feel like I couldn’t breathe.


    I frowned and pushed Aaron away. “Aaron, I… I just decided I don’t


    really want to go to the kite festival. Why don’t we go home and sleep? This weather is better for a nap,


    anyway.”


    I turned around to leave, but Aaron grabbed my arm and yanked me back.


    The smile on his face hadpletely vanished, and now he was staring at me like a hawk. “Olive, how


    long are you going to keep running away?”


    I tried to shake off his hand, but he was much stronger than me, and I couldn’t break free of him.


    Aaron’s brow was furrowed, and he asked me seriously with a solemn expression, “Olive, don’t you


    think there’s something wrong between us? Just talk to me, and we can figure it out together.”


    I pursed my lips, not sure how to respond to him. No matter what how we talked about it, I knew there


    was no solution, and I was afraid we would end up arguing and breaking up.


    I knew I didn’t want to go that far with Aaron. I bit my lower lip and pulled my wrist away from Aaron. “I


    don’t want to talk about it right now. I want to go back.”


    “That’s enough!” Aaron caught up with me, grabbed my hands, and pinned me against the door of the


    car. “Olive, I admit that proposal was too hasty, but that doesn’t mean you can keep avoiding me


    forever. You barely talk to me, you’re afraid to go out for a drive with me, and now you’ve agreed to go


    to the festival, yet you’re backing out before we’ve even gotten there. What are you afraid of?”


    “I…” I raised my eyes to meet Aaron’s, and his piercing blue eyes were full of anger and


    disappointment.


    Originally, I had thought of a lot of excuses in response, but when I


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    saw the look in his eyes, I had no idea what to say. Because I knew he was right. I had been sensitive


    As I was lost in thought, Aaron gripped my shoulders and demanded, “Olive, do you really want to


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