Chapter 35

*JANELLE* I sat on the passenger’s seat mentally preparing myself to face my father’s family. This night has to end well. I need to put on a good act. I glanced at Ovan who had a calm look on his face. “Do you think this dress looks good on me?” I was a bit nervous. I didn’t want anything to ruin the night. It was rare for me to dress in such an eye-catching color. At that time, Marco had said the dress was a great fit. The mottled light outside the window tangled with the shadows and kept moving backward, reflecting on Ovan’s handsome face. It somewhat made him look like a magnificent dream. But it wasn’t real. It was so far away. Like the distance between us. We were sitting close to each other but I knew that there was a huge gap between us. A gap that needed to stay that way. I hesitated for a moment and then said to myself. “I must look terrible.” “You…you look great.”He let out. Maybe because I was feeling so nervous, his words actually made me feel better. Neither of us spoke an