"You're so mean.”

Raising his eyebrows, Barlow leaned over.

"If | am mean, then what are you? A bad girl?"

Thinking of what happened three years ago, Karina blushed in shame.

Three years ago, Karina found out that her brother was in love with someone. Sad and desperate, she decided to climb the snow mountain on a whim.

On the way, she met Barlow, who also happened to be traveling alone.

People would often say that the fastest way to forget and move on from someone was to find someone new.

Therefore, Karina decided to give it a try. When she saw Barlow, she thought that it was the universe giving her the sign. Hence, she became determined to be his woman.

She seduced him, even going to his room at night after they had a few drinks at the inn they were staying.

At that time, Barlow openly welcomed her advances.

But just as the atmosphere became steamy and the two were almost just a step further into having sex, Karina suddenly had cold feet and backed out.

Deep down, she was still a conservative type of girl.

Even though she was very determined, in the end, logic prevented her from easily giving herself to a complete stranger.

She clearly remembered how disappointed Barlow looked when she backed out at the last minute. Nonetheless, he didn't make things difficult for her.

The following day, they climbed the snow mountain, but they encountered a rare avalanche.

Fortunately, Barlow managed to react quickly. He pulled Karina right into his arms and held her tightly.

She was so scared and flustered, choking with sobs.

Barlow comforted her patiently.

They had to wait three days before the rescue team arrived. There were times that Karina almost froze to death, He called her name again and again, held her tightly in his arms, and kissed her on the lips just to warm her up and keep her awake.

"I'm sorry, | was lost in thought. I'll pay for the damage,’ Karina said, pushing away her memories.

Barlow stood tall, his gaze drawn to her tear-reddened eyes.

“Why so distracted? Did you catch your boyfriend cheating?"