Chapter 12 Comfort Zone

• She took a deep breath, waiting for Simon to say that she was indeed an object, since he saw all women as disposable beings.
• "In an intimate relationship, love cannot survive without desire. The comfort zone only works when there is no passion, Lina," he added, moving away. "But why am I wasting my time saying this? You have never felt and will never feel it as long as you continue to hide behind that imbecile."
• She stared at him in shock at Salvatore's furious look. Where did so much hatred for her come from? She opened her mouth to retaliate, but the words failed her. She was like a fish opening and closing her mouth, hoping something would come out. But what to say? Her silence seemed to increase Salvatore's antipathy, whose gaze became increasingly dark and hostile.