227 Her way of compensation!

With a fixated deep gaze on her grimace, he was ogling at her profoundly. As soon as she halted, Sam breathed out in a huff and lowered his gaze down from her.

"You know...you can call me stupid or fool or dumb... But even for once, I don't regret my choice. As I already said, we can't decide the ones we fall for... Love just happens." His voice resounded gentle.

With his courteous response, she smirked a little and wiped out her teary eyes with her slender soft fingers, caring not to smudge her crafty mascara. She straight stared upright at his face and replied in a bold note, "I have been in love with him over a decade of my life. So for me, Alex will be always my first preference. Are you okay with it?" 

He seemed a bit startled by her stern question and peeped his eyes momentarily. Her question somehow reminded him of his little brother Noah, who had been in a hopeless unrequited love for over a decade.