Chapter 310:
Steve's POV
Jake's features had already stiffened, and his gaze sharpened with intense, sweeping anxiety as he darted a look of denunciation and absolute rejection at my proposal. He took a quick step toward me to stop me and said in a dry, stern tone carrying total refusal and finality: "What is this irresponsible talk, Steve? I will certainly not allow you to go anywhere else and move away from me!"
I calmly averted my gaze from his anxious face for a moment, then returned to fix my piercing eyes directly into the depths of his. I relaxed my tensed shoulders, sighing with heartbreak, and said: "Jake... my friend, believe me, I will not be upset or angry at all if you truly want this and insist on it for my sake."
