Chapter 135 Mafia Don's Unexpected Baby 26

• Alexander
• Returning to Manhattan filled me with so many emotions. Memories of my father slammed strain me with so much force that I stopped in my tracks, earning glances from Tony, Marcello, and Aryana. I waved their concern away and stepped into the building that once housed my father, and meters in arms had arrived this morning to drive Aryana and me back to Manhattan. The ride back had been tense and quiet. The atmosphere between Aryana and me was strained. Since I told her I loved her last night and she didn’t reply, we didn’t know how to act in each other's presence. Even though I said she didn’t need to say it back, it didn’t mean I hadn’t been hurt. I couldn’t understand why she couldn’t say it back.
• Didn’t she love me? Had I read her emotions wrong? It was clear that she had feelings for me. Was it that her feelings for me were not as deep as mine, or was it too early for her? I scoffed bitterly to myself. It didn’t matter what. I couldn’t force her to return her feelings for me. It was clear she didn’t love me, and no matter how painful it was, I had to endure it. Whether she loved me or not didn’t reduce my feelings for her. I loved her and would protect her even if she didn’t reciprocate. If there ever came a time when she would want to leave, I wouldn’t force her to stay with me. I swallowed with difficulty at the notion that she would like to go.