That night, Aoba Hoyle was getting fidgety upstairs while Chloe Malan was walking around downstairs.
Alan Hoyle had Olive Steele and Annie in his arms. They were watching Hayao Miyazakiâs Ponyo on TV. The animation was breathtaking.
Annie watched it happily, but Olive Steele felt Chloe Malanâs unusual anxiety, âDo you have something in mind?â
âHer heart wants what it wants. Her medicine isnât here. You canât help her. Letâs watch TV.â Alan Hoyle stroked her head gently.
âOkay.â Olive Steele replied and winked.
Chloe Malan glared at Alan Hoyle. Sheâs like it if he would just talk less, âIâm going out for a walk. I donât want to stay and be your third wheel.â
âNo one hates you. That one upstairs, he definitely wonât.â Alan Hoyle said as he watched her leaving.
Chloe Malan shut the door with a bang.
âDo you think she goes to find your little brother?â Olive Steele asked.
Now, no one could make Chloe Malan upset other than Aoba Hoyle, but she just wouldnât admit it.
âShe wonât. Aoba will and she wonât be able to escape him. Once a Hoyle dotes on woman, itâs hard to let go.â
As expected, at twelve oâclock, Aoba Hoyle knocked on the door. At this time, Mr. and Mrs. Steele and Annie had gone to bed. Olive Steele opened the door and saw a man with a bad complexion.
âSister-in-law, is Chloe here?â
âShe hasnât returned after going out for three hours. I was about to call her to ask when sheâs coming back.â
âYouâre not lying, right?â
âIf you donât believe me, you can come in and check it for yourself.â Olive Steele smiled. It seemed that they were going to have a midnight talk.
âVery well. I wonât disturb you. Iâll go find her.â Aoba Hoyle turned around and left without entering the house.
However, where could he find her? Her phone was off. He tried calling her several times in arrow, but she wouldnât pick up. She played him and disappeared.
She could hide for a while, but she couldnât do that for a lifetime. A monk could run away, but he couldnât carry the temple with him. It was impossible that she would be gone for a lifetime.
Aoba Hoyle figured this out and went back upstairs. Unexpectedly, when he saw a woman wandering outside the door, his stopped.
He kept looking at her, the woman who made him uncomfortable, the woman who turned his heart upside down, âI thought you were hiding.â
âDo you think I can do that?â she asked back.
She knew she couldnât escape his entanglement not his inner desire. It seemed that she was revealed to the reality and found that her resistance was nothing but her fear of unknown future.
When did she become a coward?
She sat on the bench and thought for a while. She hesitated when she came up, but the moment she saw him, she felt that it was settled.
He approached her slowly. Two steps felt like a lifetime. It was so long that he felt he was under illusion. How could a woman who always like to hide from him and make a snarky remarks stand there so quietly?
It was not until his fingers touched her face that his heart settled.
He kissed her. She didnât dodge and he was happy about it. In the past, whenever women resisted him, he felt that they refused to return, but if one of that women was her, he would sink into abyss. It was nice that she let him kiss her quietly.
Suddenly, his phone rang. He grabbed it and picked it up, âSister-in-law, Chloe will stay with me tonight.â
After that, he hung up and opened the door. He pushed her inside and pinned her body to the wall.
She always called him a bad man. At that very moment, his body exuded a strong aura and he stared at her ever so dangerously. She was afraid She tried to push him away, but when she flinched, he held her in his arms and kissed her fiercely.
She could taste mint in his mouth. He was playing the dominant and she couldnât resist.
Chloe Malan always wondered if he wanted to devour her. Her mind went blank. The only thing she could process was that he had a strong masculine taste. It made her heart beat faster. She couldnât only give in now.
He didnât let go of her lips until he kissed her enough, but still, he held her tightly.
They could hear each otherâs breath and saw their shadows in each otherâs eyes. She saw the blurry look in his eye and her face blushed red.
He kissed her forehead, âLittle Chloe, do you love me?â
âI donât know.â
This answer disappointed him, but it was better that her old answer that goes she wouldnât love him until her death.
It was a great progress. He smiled, âIt doesnât matter. I will love you the same, as you as youâre willing to.â
As long as there was chance, hope would exist.
Moreover, women changed their mind a lot.
âLet me go.â she said.
âI donât want to. What are you going to do?â
âYouâre hurting me.â
He let go and giggled.
Chloe Malan despised him. She pushed him away and rewarded him an ugly word, âIdiot.â
She couldnât figure it out too. How could she was moved by this idiot? Even her own feeling, she didnât have a thorough comprehension about it.
She might as well just let it be, submit to it even. Perhaps, after this, she really couldnât afford to love again.
She sat down on the sofa and motioned him to sit down, âLetâs talk.â
âTalk about what?â he wanted to sit with her, but he was afraid of the seriousness in her eyes. He could do nothing about it, so he did as told. She was three years older than him.
Chloe Malan didnât beat around the bush either, âThere is something I need to tell you first, itâs not pretty. If you can accept it, we can begin. I donât want to waste time.â
âGo on. Iâm all ears.â he replied.
âI donât need to remind you to the fact that your mother doesnât like me. If I can piss her off for the first time, itâs possible that I can do that for the second and third time. I donât want to be wronged for your sake. I will not provoke her, but if it is unlikely for me to coexist with her, I will not please her for you.â
âI apologize to what my mother did to you.â he said sincerely.
Chloe Malan said faintly, âNo, she is her, you are you. I donât expect you to stand by my side completely, but I hope you can rational.â