Chapter 149

Jeremy looked straight ahead as he flatly answered, "Why do you say that?" Melody pressed her lips together for a long while. Then, she said,"From the very beginning, all I've wanted was to be in a relationship, not to have everything between us based on some so-called sense of responsibility." She finally said the words out loud, and the burden that had been weighing on her heart for so long seemed to be lifted. During the time she had been with Jeremy—apart from the initial days of happiness—she slowly came to her senses and realized that she didn't know how to define their relationship. They were supposed to be a couple, but it didn't feel like it. Then, were they not a couple? But they'd shared intimate moments too. It seemed that nothing had changed between them. They were still engaged, but each lived their own life. Melody hadn't dated much, and Jeremy was the only person she had ever been with. So, she had been confused and conflicted on her own for a long time. She lo