"It's fine," Shelly suddenly said.
She wanted to make it clear to Benjamin that she had never thought of anyone helping her and neither did she want anyone to sympathize with her. More importantly, she did not want to implicate anyone.
Hence, she said, "Benjamin, you can go back."
"Shelly."
"As I've said, I've never thought of dating, so don't waste your time on me. It's not easy for me to fall in love with someone." Shelly seemed very cold.
For so many years, she had been able to take on everything on her own, which proved that she was not so fragile.