Cordy just watched him quietly. She could no longer see any emotions on his aloof face. He was on the verge of losing control just now, but currently, he was frighteningly calm. "Let me run the bath for you." John walked straight to the bathroom after gaining no reply from her. Cordy looked down and put away all the emotions in her heart silently. After running the bath for her, he walked out of the bathroom and carried her from the sofa. Cordy looked at his cold handsome face.After putting her in the bathroom, he said, "Call me if anything happens. I'll be out there." After that, he left. Cordy watched his back. It seemed like the thing she saw the most now was his back. She took off her clothes. At that moment, many awkward bruises were left on her fair skin. That vague moment just now seemed like a joke now. After the bath, she put on the new underwear in the villa as well as the hotel's bathrobe before she opened the door.John was standing outside the
Did he wake up a while ago?Cordy sat up in bed and carefully got out of bed. She then walked to the balcony outside. She just wanted to see how the sky and sea became one outside. After that, she noticed John swimming in the private swimming pool below the balcony outside.It was as if they had gone back to the time when they went traveling four years ago.She just watched him like that as he swam freely in the pool.Unfortunately, she was now lame and could not swim with him. She just stood there and watched him as he swam repeatedly. His body seemed to be painted with a layer of brilliant light under the sunlight. After a long while, he seemed to have noticed her. He looked up at her. "You're awake?" John asked. "Mm," Cordy answered. John got out of the swimming pool. The water droplets dripped down his body, and the perfect lines of his muscles became quite dazzling under the sun. Cordy chuckled. Well, it was hard to explain since she could not touch h
"Sit over there. Just wait for me," John said quietly. "I want to be with you." Cordy hugged him tighter. "You're going to affect my cooking." Cordy was struck speechless. He was so unromantic. "Be good." Cordy let go of him and walked to another side unhappily. She exhausted herself before she sat on the high chair again. When she looked at John, she found that he seemed to be controlling himself. He even gasped. So, he did not find her annoying. He would... lose control too.It was very quiet. Cordy just watched him quietly as he cooked their lunch. John was very quiet too. He silently and attentively made lunch for her. During lunch, they sat before the dining table. As Cordy took a bite of the fish he made, a familiar taste spread around in her mouth and her eyes abruptly turned red in that instant. It still tasted the same. But why could they not return to how they were? "Don't you like it?" John noticed her emotions, so he asked lightly. "No
John stayed beside her, feeling that it was a quiet and peaceful life. He thought of how nice it would be if they could grow old that way...Nestling on the sofa, Cordy dozed off in a daze.When John looked over, he found her small frame curled up on the sofa, and she was breathing evenly. Hence, he smiled helplessly. He thought that she would do something violent these two days, but she was so calm and quiet. He got up and walked toward Cordy. At first, he wanted to take a blanket to drape it over her body. But when he saw her curl up that way, he felt that it was rather an uncomfortable sleeping posture. She would be sore all over when she woke up. Hence, he decided to carry her back to her room. When he had just touched her, a pair of slender arms were soon around his neck. He was caught off guard when Cordy took the initiative to kiss his lips.Consequently, John's heartbeat quickened wildly. He did not even manage to regain his wits when she deepened their kiss.
He gave Cordy a call, but she did not pick up.He began feeling anxious and continued calling her repeatedly.He suddenly stood up to head to the door to look for her.Just then, Cordy called him back.John immediately picked up, "Why didn't you answer my calls?!"His voice sounded clearly anxious."Were you worried about me?" Cordy, on the other hand, was calm and composed."I was just… feeling bored all alone," John made up a weak excuse."So you missed me.""Are you done playing this game, Cordy? Do you know that we have only a few hours left before we have to leave this place…""Come out." Cordy cut him off mid-sentence.John furrowed his brows. "What?""Come out of villa."With that, Cordy hung up.John kept his anger in check and walked out of the villa.The wooden fence corridor suddenly lit up.It was six in the evening, and the sky was not yet completely dark.But it did not lessen in any way the romantic ambience in the air.He walked in the direction of the
The clear clinking sound was drowned by the sound of the waves crashing along the coast.Cordy sipped from the glass.She said, "John, does this not seem familiar to you?""Not at all.""All right." Cordy chuckled.Her smile was clearly laced with sorrow.John turned his face away to look into the distance where the boundless ocean lay ahead beyond the horizon…The sky was turning darker and darker by the minute.The candlelight mingled with the soft glow of the lamps, intensifying the romantic atmosphere around them.A touching melody suddenly came from afar.It was the lilting notes of a violin drifting from a quiet corner.Cordy stood up from her seat, and John looked at her.He saw her taking one difficult step at a time toward him, reaching her hands out by way of invitation. "Shall we dance?"John looked at her from top to toe. "Are you sure you can still dance?""Of course I can."John chuckled helplessly, although he stood up anyway.He walked toward Cordy, and
She was so near, yet he did not dare to reach out to her.He thought that Cordy was leaving, that she would leave upon being rejected by him.She had always been a proud woman, and he would rather she stay that way.She would leave without hesitation at his rejection.He did not want to see her groveling and doing herself injustice, being so aggrieved for his sake…Cordy picked up her bag on the table and fished out a folded piece of paper.She struggled to walk back to John.She flattened out the piece of paper and handed it to him. "This is the result of the DNA test between you and Richard."Yes.She did not want to show him that or tie John to herself this way, but she succumbed to it eventually.Rather than seeing him leave, she would rather lose her dignity.She never thought that she would go to such an extent for a man she loved.After experiencing what she did with Kyle, she thought that she would never fall in love again…But John was worth it.Yet, John refused
But eventually, John did not stop her.They simply brushed past each other just like that. Cordy returned to the hotel villa, while John left the beach.-"Have you given up yet?"Cordy buried her face between her knees on the soft couch in the hotel villa.Sean's voice was a mix of concern and helplessness.Cordy did not lift her head up and simply nodded."Then let's go back." Sean did not ask her any questions, and he neither mock her nor showed her any concern.He just took it that this episode was over, and he did not want to embarrass her."Give me a moment." Cordy's voice was nasal from all the crying."Sure."Sean sat next to her as he waited.He would be lying if he said that his heart did not ache for Cordy, seeing her like this. He would also be lying if he said that he did not feel like punching John.But he was a rational man.He clearly knew what was best for Cordy, and whatever he said at this point would only make her feel worse.The only thing he could