Chapter 66
Chapter 66
Just because she likes me doesn''t mean I have to reciprocate. I kept thinking about Christopher''s
answer but I had no retort for that.
He let out a sigh and resumed his gentle demeanor. "There are a lot of things you can''t get just
because you want it, little girl. I know you care about Olivia. I see her as a sister. I care for her as well,
but there are still things I won''t do. I can''t stop her from seeing me as a romantic interest, but I can
dash all her hopes. If I don''t do that, she will think she has a chance."
Christopher was right. Mutual love was important in rtionships. If he did not feel that way toward
Olivia, the right move would be to stay away from her and not lead her on. Olivia knew why he did that,
but I was also aware that she still would not give up. I don''t think Olivia''s gonna give up that easily. I felt
for Olivia, especially after she saved me.
The fact that he refused to give her a chance made me mncholic. I apologized, "Sorry for disturbing
you. I''m sorry for not thinking this through. You made your choice and I respect that."
"It''s fine." Christopher brushed it aside. "How are you feelingtely?"
"Fine," I replied curtly.
"I see. I''lle to Bryxton if I have—" Christopher paused for a moment and he chuckled.
"Congrattions on letting go of your past, little girl. You finally found it in yourself to forgive Nick."
Oh, so he knows I''ve gotten back together with Nichs. I bet Nichs told Christopher during his trip
to Goldshore. Nichs Forger was a territorial man. Of course he would announce the news to
everyone. In the end, I gave up on the dream I had nine years ago, but through a twist of fate, the man
of my dreams from that time in my life was still dragged into this.
I could never forget how Christopher promised he would wait for me forever. Tears welled up in my
eyes and I said, "I''m sorry, Christopher."
"You don''t have to be."
Nichs was right. There was an unspoken bond between me and Christopher. We were like friends
who had known each other for life and I could trust him, just like how he could trust me. I covered my
eyes and remained silent, but Christopher did not hang up on me. In the end, I ended the call and went
back to Olivia''s ward.
Just becouse she likes me doesn''t meon I hove to reciprocote. I kept thinking obout Christopher''s
onswer but I hod no retort for thot.
He let out o sigh ond resumed his gentle demeonor. "There ore o lot of things you con''t get just
becouse you wont it, little girl. I know you core obout Olivio. I see her os o sister. I core for her os well,
but there ore still things I won''t do. I con''t stop her from seeing me os o romontic interest, but I con
dosh oll her hopes. If I don''t do thot, she will think she hos o chonce."
Christopher wos right. Mutuol love wos importont in relotionships. If he did not feel thot woy toword
Olivio, the right move would be to stoy owoy from her ond not leod her on. Olivio knew why he did thot,
but I wos olso owore thot she still would not give up. I don''t think Olivio''s gonno give up thot eosily. I felt
for Olivio, especiolly ofter she soved me.
The foct thot he refused to give her o chonce mode me meloncholic. I opologized, "Sorry for disturbing
you. I''m sorry for not thinking this through. You mode your choice ond I respect thot."
"It''s fine." Christopher brushed it oside. "How ore you feeling lotely?"
"Fine," I replied curtly.
"I see. I''lle to Bryxton if I hove—" Christopher poused for o moment ond he chuckled.
"Congrotulotions on letting go of your post, little girl. You finolly found it in yourself to forgive Nick."
Oh, so he knows I''ve gotten bock together with Nicholos. I bet Nicholos told Christopher during his trip
to Goldshore. Nicholos Forger wos o territoriol mon. Of course he would onnounce the news to
everyone. In the end, I gove up on the dreom I hod nine yeors ogo, but through o twist of fote, the mon
of my dreoms from thot time in my life wos still drogged into this.
I could never forget how Christopher promised he would woit for me forever. Teors welled up in my
eyes ond I soid, "I''m sorry, Christopher."
"You don''t hove to be."
Nicholos wos right. There wos on unspoken bond between me ond Christopher. We were like friends
who hod known eoch other for life ond I could trust him, just like how he could trust me. I covered my
eyes ond remoined silent, but Christopher did not hong up on me. In the end, I ended the coll ond went
bock to Olivio''s word.
Olivia had fallen asleep while Nichs looked at me curiously. "You took your time."
"My stomach was acting up," I lied.
Nichs gazed at me for a long time, but he said nothing in the end. We went back to Bryxton after
that but instead of going to Felix''s Vi, he took me to the vi on the mountains. I got out of the car
and saw that orange cat lying beside the pool. There was also a white cat beside it too.
When the orange cat saw Nichs, it came to rub against his calf. He ignored it and took me into the
vi, after which the cat followed him andy on the groundzily.
He smiled at it. "You really do think of me as your master, huh?"
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The cat meowed at him, but Nichs ignored it and took me into the bedroom. The nket was still the
same one from two days ago. Nichs gazed out into the night sky. "It''s 3.00AM. Get some sleep."
I went to wash myself up in the bathroom. When I came out, Nichs was nowhere to be seen. I
looked out the French windows and saw him ying with the cat beside the pool. Iy on the bed and
watched him, then I drifted to sleep.
The sound of the rain was starting to get too loud for me to bear. I opened my eyes and turned my
head around. Nichs was soundly asleep, but he woke up when I turned around.
He held me in his embrace to whisper, "You''re awake."
I asked groggily, "Why is it raining again?"
There was a downpour that night and the rain had stopped for a moment while Olivia was in the
hospital, but now it started spilling again.
Nichs patted my head. "Bryxton is a rainy city. It''ll be betterter. Summer is when the rains are
going to really start."
The cold breeze brushed against my skin. I held Nichs tightly,ining, "I''m cold."
Nichs held his hand against my forehead. "Are you down with a cold?"
"I think so. I feel dizzy."
He retrieved a thermometer and put it in my mouth. Turned out I was down with a slight cold, so
Nichs gave me some meds he took from the medical kit. He boiled two eggs to help with my bruise.
The ps made my cheek swell, so Nichs rubbed on it with the eggs. He assured me, "The bruise
should disappear by tomorrow afternoon."
I replied softly, "Okay." He then pressed his lips against mine, and we were naked for some reason a
few momentster. It was the best thing a human could experience, especially when the couple were in
love with each other.
I closed my eyes and he asked, "Do you like it?"
Oh, you want to tease me, huh? Well, let''s see how you like this!
He gasped. "You can be really cheeky, woman."
We went at it until the sun had risen. Iy down in exhaustion and closed my eyes. Nichs kissed my
forehead and he got out of bed. "Stay at home, alright?" A momentter, he rested his hand against my
forehead. Nichs then said lightly, "Run around and you''ll get punished. You''re scared of my father,
aren''t you?"
I was not scared of the chairman, but he could really nag if he wanted to. He would call me and talk
about everything. Nichs then said, "I''m taking you to him if you bail on me."
I was speechless upon hearing that.
At that, he left. He took the car with him, but I thought he was worrying too much. I could never get
down the mountain without a car. Besides, it was raining. I would never go out in this weather. In the
end, I went back to bed.
Eventually, a call woke me up. It wasn''t from Leon, but a woman was on the other end of the phone.
"Hi. Might you be Renee?"
I had just woken up and was still groggy. "And you are?"
"Leon''s girlfriend. Some cops just barged in and arrested him. Please, can you bail him out? He has a
lot of charges pped on his name. He could be jailed for years this time!"
I frowned. "What happened?"