The book was in Arabella's lap, but her gaze was blank until the writing on it became blurry. Cassius, who was sitting next to her, certainly noticed that, but he didn't say or do anything — just stared at her with an intense gaze. His eyes examined her, knowing that physically Arabella looked weak and very tired for some unknown reason.
It made him worried sick, realizing that her psyche was worse than that.
“What are you thinking about?” Cassius asked her, snapping her back to reality. Blinked for a few times, and then Arabella looked at him with a blank stare. “Want to share it with me?”
She shook her head, and mumbled “no.”
It makes him frustrated, of course. But Cassius tried to make that not visible by snaking his arm into her shoulders, “Alright, I won't force you to talk, but I
