Chapter 35 Two-sided Crush


    Horace and La silently walked on the sidewalk of the road. He suddenly looked at her and asked


    softly, "La, where are you heading from here? I can give you a ride if we are going the same way."


    "What?" His words took her by surprise. She didn''t understand how he intended to give her a ride. She


    asked in confusion, "Horace, did you buy an electric scooter?"


    "Huh? An electric scooter? No, I didn''t. Why do you ask?" Horace was also taken aback by her


    question.


    "Well..." La was short of words after hearing his response. ''Since he didn''t buy an electric scooter,


    how does he n to give me a ride? Or does he want to board a bus with me? Is that it?'' If that was the


    case, she didn''t have any problem with that. It would be nice to be in hispany for a little longer.


    After a while, she replied nervously, "No... It''s nothing. Since the day is far spent, I''m just going home."


    "Okay!" Horace nodded and asked, "If my memory serves me right, your home is located in Zoria


    Community. I''m going to the hospital, so we are going the same way!"


    "What?" Horace''s words immediately caused La to be lost in thought. ''Horace still remembers where


    I live. Does he have a crush on me? Is that why he''s escorting me home? What if he professes his love


    to me? Oh my God! I''m so nervous!''


    As La imagined how things would go if Horace confessed his love, her heart began to race. She


    became so nervous that her face turned red.


    The sudden change in La''s face didn''t go unnoticed by Horace. He asked with concern, "La, what''s


    wrong with you? Do you have a fever? Why did your face turn red all of a sudden?"


    Without waiting for a response, he put his right hand on her forehead.


    "Ah!" La was already burning up, so the coldness of Horace''s hand on her forehead was startling.


    Her face turned even redder. She stammered, "Horace... I... I''m fine!"


    "Really? If you are fine, why is your forehead so hot? Your temperature is even increasing by the


    second. You are not fine, La. You must go to the hospital with me!" Horace insisted when he noticed


    that her face was not only red, but her temperature was skyrocketing.


    ''Humph! Horace, you''re touching my forehead. How can I not blush or feel hot?'' La knew that her


    sudden high temperature wasn''t due to ill health, but she couldn''t tell him what the real reason was.


    She just shook her head and disagreed, "No... No, thanks. I''m really fine. I guess it''s the heat from the


    Vloni Bakery that''s making my temperature spike."


    "Really?" Still in an uncertain state, Horace put down his right hand and said, "Make sure you inform


    me if you feel unwellter, okay? Dying treatment is inadvisable. The longer you stay without


    receiving treatment, the more serious the illness bes. Do you know that?"


    "Yes!" With a voice as low as a mosquito''s, she added, "I... I know. Don''t worry. I will inform you. Thank


    you, Horace."


    "There''s no need to thank me. In fact, I should be the one thanking you. You are such a selfless


    person, La. Your birthday is tomorrow, but you still lent me all your money yesterday. You prioritized


    my mother''s medical bills over celebrating your birthday. I''m moved."


    As Horace thought of La''s kindness yesterday, he felt warm in his heart.


    "Stop making it sound like I gave you a million dors. What I did yesterday isn''t a big deal. And I don''t


    care if I celebrate my birthday or not. You need the money more than me. I only wanted to help you in


    my own little way."


    "Yeah, I get it. That''s why I said I should be the one saying thank you. You are so kind-hearted and


    beautiful. Your future husband will be so lucky. I really envy him!" Horace looked at her beautiful face


    and sighed. He meant every word he just said.


    La was a total package. She was not only beautiful, but also kind-hearted, hardworking, and well-


    mannered.


    "What?" La was stunned again. She blushed more than before. Small beads of sweat appeared on


    her forehead.


    She wiped her forehead with the back of her hand and looked at Horace with a scowl. She thought,


    ''Humph! Horace, you are such a smooth talker. If I''m really as good as you said, why don''t you woo


    me? Do you just see me as a friend? Besides, why are you envious of my future husband? Why don''t


    you take action now that I''m single?''


    "Jeez!" Noticing that La''s face was bing redder, Horace queried, "La, be honest with me.


    Have you caught a cold? Your face is redder now!"


    ''Bad Horace, foolish boy. You are just a piece of wood. All talk and no action!'' At the sight of Horace''s


    concerned expression, La cursed him out in her mind. She didn''t say those words to him because


    she only cursed him inwardly due to her embarrassment. It was even more embarrassing because she


    wasn''t sure if he had feelings for her or not.


    After suppressing her displeasure, she shook her head and reiterated, "Horace, I''m really fine. I haven''t


    caught a cold."


    "Okay, that''s good!" With these words, Horace hailed a passing taxi.


    He then opened the back door of the taxi like the gentleman that he was. With a hand gesture, he said,


    "La, please get in. I''ll take you home.


    It was at this moment that La finally realized what he meant when he offered her a ride home. A taxi


    fare was more than a bus fare, and she didn''t like him to waste money. But for some weird reason, she


    felt happy that he generously spent money for her sake.


    ''Oh, he''s such a perfect gentleman. If things go on like this, will I fall in love with him? Wait, do I already


    fall for him?''


    Fantasy thoughts shed through La''s mind as she looked at Horace.


    ''No, I don''t think so. I just have a little crush on him. Yes, that''s all!" Due to La''s humble background,


    she battled with an inferiorityplex and was also reserved. She didn''t think she was worthy of


    someone''s love or to be in love.


    After La got in the car, Horace also got in. He politely told the driver, "Sir, Rinas Infirmary, please.


    And please make a stop at Zoria Community on the way. Thank you!"


    "Okay!" The driver was happy with the way Horace instructed him politely. He eagerly nodded and


    drove to their destinations.


    The ride went smoothly for ten minutes. All of a sudden, the driver smiled mysteriously when he looked


    at the two passengers through the rearview mirror. He made a swerve and changednes. It wasn''t a


    dangerous move because the car didn''t slide off the road. However, Horace and La collided against


    each other due to the impact.


    The driver then looked at La through the rearview mirror and sighed inwardly, ''Youngdy, this is the


    only way I can help you now!''


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    When they got in the car ten minutes ago, the driver had noticed how La kept staring at Horace with


    affection in her eyes.


    He deduced that she was too shy to make her feelings known, so he decided to help her out.


    "Ouch!" La lost her bnce and bumped against Horace''s chest. The next second, she quickly


    struggled out of his arms.


    ''My goodness! This is so embarrassing!'' La nced at him and fanned herself with her hand in


    embarrassment.


    On the other hand, Horace was sad when La quickly broke free from his embrace. A hint of sadness


    and longing appeared in his eyes. Her behavior made him suspect that she didn''t like him. Unbeknown


    to him, she actually had a crush on him and was just too shy to stay in his embrace for a little longer.


    ''Damn it!'' The taxi driver cursed in his mind when he saw Horace''s dejected expression. ''Oh, my God! I


    have made things worse. This young man is so fucking stupid. Even I can tell that she has a crush on


    him, but he hasn''t realized it. How can he be so oblivious? What a shame!''