Chapter 277

My palms dampened with sweat, though my body had been chilled moments before. Irritation welled up, wave after wave. He was silent, but his mind was clearly turning. Was he thinking the same thing? That he was stranded here because of me? Was he regretting following me? But I hadn’t asked him to come. Why should he blame me? If we were handing out blame, wasn’t it him who had ruined my peaceful cruise, him who had paraded a new girlfriend in front of me? The emotions twisted tighter and tighter until they strangled my reason. I snatched the bundle of branches from his hands. ‘Why won’t you say anything? Do you think I’m useless? A burden? That I can’t do anything? Why should you keep watch alone? I can do it too! These branches, whatever you’re trying to make, I can do it! Why won’t you let me? Why do you always decide for me?’ Sweat rolled down my forehead as I glared at him, face burning red, eyes wild. I didn’t know if I was trying to prove something or to hold on to something slipp