151 151. The Shattered Feelings


    ra’s throat constricted, looking at Samuel with mixed feelings. Her eyes heated up, and tears welled up in her eyelids.


    Were Jade and Samuel the same person? If not, why were the stories too simr? Did Samuel experience the same thing as Jade?


    “She left me alone in a hotel room and woke up alone after I asked her out on a date with me. You know, she previously said, if only I was the man she was betrothed to, she would agree,” said Samuel, exining in an even tone. ra saw his jaw tighten as he looked away from her.


    “Do … you hate her?” asked ra with trembling lips. Right now, she was wondering if Samuel was Jade.


    Samuel was silent. “I was just heartbroken. Am I wrong?” He nced back at ra. “She wasn’t wrong either. We only met for a night, who would believe in a stranger?”


    ra nodded. She wanted to exin to Samuel why she had chosen to leave that night. However, she couldn’t bring her lips to say it.


    “Love cannot grow overnight. There is only chemistry, which makes us want to be closer to that person. That will happen if both of them agree,” continued Samuel again. He looked at ra with a hurt look. “Not everyone admits that many lovers start with strangers.”


    ra felt her throat go dry. Tears were running down her cheeks without her noticing. Samuel saw her, wiping away her tears tenderly.


    “Can I have a ss of water?” ra asked, changing the subject.


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    “Sure,” whispered Samuel.


    The man then got up and got dressed. “You can use my bathroom.”


    ra nodded. “Thank you. Coincidentally, I had to rush to the hospital. Because I have a business to take care of.”


    Samuel then went downstairs to prepare a light breakfast. In the kitchen, he met Sofia asking the maid to make her favorite breakfast.


    “Hi, Sam! Did you have a good night?” asked Sofia with a bright and nosy face.


    “Good!” answered Samuel without smiling. He took some eggs from the fridge and took a bowl to beat the eggs.


    The maid who was with Sofia was stunned by Samuel’s unusual act. “Let me—”


    “No need, she’s my guest. I’ll make it myself,” Samuel answered tly. “Can you help me prepare a change of clothes for her?”


    “This early?” asked the maid. She didn’t know where to go to buy clothes so early.


    “Let’s go to my room,” Sofia replied. “I have some new clothes.”


    Sofia and the maid didn’t bother Samuel anymore. The two of them immediately went to the room to prepare ra’s change of clothes.


    Not long after, two servings of cheese omelet, a ss of water, a ss of apple juice, and a carton of milk were ready on the tray. Samuel took them upstairs.


    In the room, ra was already wearing Sofia’s clothes, which were quiterge. A baby blue long-sleeve shirtbined with skinny blue jeans made her look like a teenager. Samuel, who saw ra dressed up and checked her appearance in the mirror, stopped for a moment.


    ra realized someone was watching her. She then came to a halt, embarrassed.


    “Are the colors too childish?” ra asked Samuel.


    Samuel shook his head. “Looks better for your eye color. Instead of red, shades of blue will make your eyes pop.”


    ra’s heart clenched. Was Samuel making fun of her because she wore a red dress six years ago? Did he remember that the girl he spent the night with was her?


    “Breakfast is ready.” Samuel set the food on the table.


    ra came closer and suddenly felt hungry seeing the food that was served on the small dining table near the sofa. “Looks really good,” ra said as she took a sip of water from her ss.


    “I made it myself. Don’t know how it tastes. Hope you like it,” Samuel answered in a t voice. He smiled lightly at ra.


    They then eat together. “It’s delicious. I happen to like cheese omelets.”


    “Thank you. I can only make cheese omelets and cold cereal for breakfast,” said Samuel again, chuckling. “How about your fiancé?” asked Samuel with a straight face.


    ra stopped chewing. She took a sip of water to help her swallow the food. “Why are you suddenly asking about him?” ra asked without smiling. She knew that Samuel wanted to start a cold war.


    “What’s wrong?” he asked again. “I’m just … curious.”


    ra smiled. “Do you have an obsession with women who already have a partner?” quipped ra while opening the milk.


    “I just don’t like arranged marriages. I don’t like parents who dictate their child’s life,” Samuel answered coldly. His green eyes stared at ra with a sharp gaze.


    “Is matchmaking always bad? If he’s handsome and loves me, wouldn’t I be lucky?” ra asked, saying what Samuel had said in the past.


    Samuel fell silent. They then continued eating silently.


    “Thank you very much for the breakfast,” ra said after finishing her food. “I’ll clean the dishes.”


    “Just leave it here, the maid will take care of it,” Samuel prevented. “Do you need a ride to the hospital?”


    ra shook her head. She didn’t want to reject the offer, but she didn’t want to be with Samuel any longer. It felt so awkward. She couldn’t help it.


    “I will call a cab.”


    “If youe to my ce, uninvited, you must be willing to be escorted home.” Samuel remained adamant. “The driver will be ready for you outside.”


    ra sighed softly. “Do you always take your one-night stands home?” asked ra irritably. “And send them back in the morning?”


    “I never bring one-night stands home,” Samuel replied with a wryugh.


    ra just realized that Samuel’s house was not a ce with enough privacy. Little did she know that Samuel’s house was much worse than that.


    However, ra’s clueless didn’tst long because soon she felt something like an earthquake. Samuel’s room floor shook. There was the sound of small footsteps moving into the room and opening the door suddenly like a surprise attack.


    “Samuel! We are home!”