"No."
Braden answered simply, his tone cold and distant.
"That's impossible!"
Cherry immediately broke down, tears rolling down her cheek like beads.
She put her arms around Braden's neck tightly and pressed her face against his just like before, trying to rekindle his tenderness.
"You don't want to hurt Karen, so you have been suppressing your love for me. You love me the same way I love you. You never get over me. Right?"
"It has nothing to do with Karen."
Braden's eyes became colder. He coldly pulled Cherry's hands away from his neck and said, "Even if you and Karen weren't together, you and I would still be impossible. I hope you can be rational."
"Why?"