"..."
"I can give you many things, you know?" He gazed deeply into her eyes, watching her face intently, "If you are willing to just tell me..."
"But I'm not with you just to get something from you." Aldana Candi interrupted him with a gentle laugh. She said tenderly, "I think it's already good as it is. At least, emotionally, we're equal. If you give me a lot, but I can't repay you, it would make me anxious. I wouldn't be able to comfortably accept anything from you, even if you willingly give it to me."
"..." Philip Shaw said nothing, just lowered his eyes to watch her. There seemed to be a lot in his eyes, but she couldn't see clearly.
Thinking he was upset, she raised her hands to cup his face, speaking softly, "It's no problem that I'm staying here, don't worry about me, okay?"
Philip Shaw let out a slow sigh.
This evening, he seemed to be sighing a lot.
Perhaps there was something she didn't do well enough to make him so helpless.
