Chapter 595
Chapter 595 Not Being Herself
After talking for about half an hour, Summer finally asked Victoria when she would be returning.
“I’ll be back in two days,” Victoria replied.
When Summer learned she was returning home, she immediately said, “Then, I’ll pick you, Nicole, and
Nathan. up.”
“Okay.”
After the call was over, Summer continued browsing on her phone. She had intended to buy New
Year’s gifts for the children but had forgotten to do so when she returned home. Moreover, the children
had gone abroad for the New Year celebrations, so she didn’t make up for itter.
Now that she heard they wereing back and she happened to be going to pick them up, she could
make up for the gifts. However, when she checked her phone, she realized that many online shops
were closed during the New Year, and even courier deliveries were suspended.
Summer eventually abandoned her n of buying gifts for children online and decided to go shopping
in town. She had initially nned to go alone, but suddenly she thought of Erik. Now that I’ve decided
to pursue a romantic rtionship with him, I should try integrating myself into his life. Surely, it’s not too
much to ask him toe along as I shop for the children’s presents? If he can’t even be bothered with
that, there’s no point in trying to build anything serious with him. Having made up her mind, she finally
got around to calling him.
The man was somewhat surprised to receive a call from her. “You called me?”
When she heard his deep voice, she flushed slightly. “Um, is it not okay?”
There was a low chuckle from the other end. “Of course, it’s okay. If you agree to be with me, you can
call me
daily.”
The
way
he said it… Suddenly, there was a spark of defiance in Summer, and she instinctively retorted, “So, if
I’m not with you, I can’t call you anymore?”
“If you’re not with me, why would you want to call me? Aren’t you afraid I would take it the wrong
way?”
However, she shrugged and remained silent.
Then, he asked, “Is that your answer?”
Caught off guard by his words, she queried, “What?”
“By calling me proactively.”
After realizing what he meant by his words, Summer quickly denied it. “No, I just called you on a whim.
What does it have to do with my answer?”
“Okay. Then, what do you want to tell me?”
After Erik made thisment, she was immediately mortified at the thought of asking him to go
shopping with her for presents for the children. She had only called him on a whim, and now he thought
it was her
answer.
If I take the initiative to ask him to apany me, will he perceive my request differently? No, I can’t
do that. Although I’m willing to give our rtionship a shot, I don’t want to make things too easy for him
for fear ofing off as cheap. After giving it some thought, she said, “It’s nothing. I just dialed the
wrong number.”
“The wrong number?”
“Yes, I just dialed the wrong number. Sorry for bothering you.”
After saying that, Summer didn’t care about his reaction and quickly hung up the phone. She ced
her hand over her chest after the call ended and breathed a sigh of relief. In this case, I think I’d better
do the gift shopping myself. If he does note looking for me. I should refrain from looking for him for
the time being.
She was engrossed in her thoughts when her phone vibrated, and she nced at the caller ID on her
phone to see that it was Erik. When she saw his name, her heart raced uncontrobly, and after a brief
moment of thought, she decided to answer the call. “W–What?”
Unexpectedly, he said, “Should Ie to pick you up now?”
Then, she asked, “Why would you pick me up?”
Erik chuckled softly on the other end and replied, “No reason. I just wanted to see you.”
When she heard this, she said nothing.
“Is that okay?”
“Well… Okay then,” she replied. As long as he’s willing toe and look for me, I guess I can’t say
no!
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“Okay, wait for me.”
The moment she hung up the phone, she became acutely aware that she had not changed out of her
regr attire. Hence, she jumped off the bed, quickly changed into another outfit, and then sat in front
of the dressing table to apply her makeup. While applying lipstick, she suddenly realized that she was
overdressed, so she hurriedly wiped off the bright red lipstick and reced it with a light rose color for a
more natural look. Once she did that, she finally felt like her makeupplemented her rather than
overwhelming her.
After about half an hour, Erik arrived.
Summer thought for a moment before walking to the back seat. Just as she opened the car door, she
heard him. say, “Are you considering me as a driver? Sit in the front.”
Feeling embarrassed by his words, she had no choice but to move to the front seat.
As soon as she sat down, he leaned over and fastened her seatbelt. However, she was too shaken to
take a deep breath from his overwhelming manliness.
Once her seatbelt was securely fastened, he raised his eyes and noticed that she was tensely avoiding
eye contact. Hence, he teased her, “Are you so nervous about wearing a seatbelt? Perhaps, are you
afraid I‘!! do something to you?”
Then, Summer instinctively retorted, “No, how could you do anything to me?” While saying this, she
laughed nervously and turned her head, bringing her face closer to his.
At this moment, their breaths seemed to intertwine within the confined space, and the atmosphere
became slightly suggestive.
“Is that so?” Erik, who had always beenposed, responded teasingly, “How can you be so sure that
I won’t do anything to you?”
Summer’s whole body stiffened upon hearing this. After maintaining eye contact for a few seconds, she
turned her face away and said awkwardly. “C–Can you start driving?”
Her response triggered a low chuckle, and he reassured her, “Don’t worry, until you agree to be with
me, I’ll respect you even if I have certain desires. You don’t have to worry.” Following this, he leaned
back and elerated away.
Once the car left the neighborhood, it quickly merged into the traffic flow.
During this short journey, she was absorbed in her thoughts due to his words. What did he mean by
saying he would respect me until I agreed to be with him? Did he genuinely want to do something to
me?
Thinking back to when he leaned in earlier, when he was close enough that she could see the pores on
his face and the color of his thin lips–pale pink, a healthy shade–she couldn’t help but wonder if he had
kissed her at
that moment, would she have refused?
It seemed that she wouldn’t have.
The possibility of that made Summer’s heart race uncontrobly. Her face turned red, and her neck felt
hot. She couldn’t help but lower the car window, letting the cold wind blow in and dissipate the heat
around her.
Since he had said those things to her earlier, her mind was filled with various not–at–all–innocent
thoughts, and she could no longer maintain a pure mind.
Nevertheless, the cold breeze she let insted only a short while before the car window went back up.
Summer turned to look at Erik, only seeing his handsome profile. He drove attentively and said softly,
“It’s cold outside, so opening the window can make you catch a cold.”
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