Kevan reacted very quickly. Almost at the moment she closed her eyes, his hand came up and blocked off her lips. When Ruby's lips pressed against his cold palm, the rough skin of his palm caused her to open her eyes with panic.

She stared at his hand for quite a bit, stunned, before looking up into his deep, dark eyes.

"... Why?" she asked with frustration.

"I'm a clean freak." Kevan showed an expression of apology as he explained, "You know that, I can't be overly intimate with someone else."

Kevan's crazy clean freakishness was well-known by others. Even with her, he could just barely manage to hold hands and hug.

Ruby thought that after so many years, his germaphobia would have gotten better. She certainly did not expect it to remain unchanged.

"Then you and Larissa …" She really minded this. Even though she knew Kevan had no feelings for Larissa, they were still a legally married couple. Married couples would definitely do those things.

"Larissa and I never did anything." Ke