Kelsey blinked in confusion. “What are you doing?”Tyler made a face. “I’m feeding you!”“I’m not disabled!” Kelsey objected on instinct.“But you’re sick!” Tyler stated sternly.Kelsey pouted. “I’m sick, but I can still use my hands!” A trace of concern flashed across Tyler’s face. “Still, you’re sick!”Silence took over. It was unbelievable to think they would be at a statement over a spoonful of soup!Kelsey turned away and ignored him.Tyler gently prompted her, “It’s going to get cold if you don't eat.”When Kelsey continued to ignore him, Tyler teased her with a look. “Well, what if I finish it?”Kelsey thought about it for a second and decided that she could not suffer being hungry. Hence, she turned around and opened her mouth.“Be good…” Tyler coaxed her as though he was coaxing a child.With that, Kelsey allowed him to spoon-feed her one spoonful of soup after another. The fact that he was willing to take care of her filled her heart with warmth.After Tyler had
“Get some sleep. The doctor mentioned your body is frail, so you have to get more rest!”It sounded as if Tyler did not want to listen to Kelsey coming up with more justifications and lying to him. By then, he had grabbed the empty bowl and left.Kelsey stared at him as he left. Her lips parted a few times as she made to speak, but she simply did not know what to say.She understood that she had not much credibility to speak of. Words meant nothing, and the only thing to prove herself was through her actions.However, when Tyler was at the door, he suddenly stopped.He addressed Kelsey in a low yet gentle voice without turning back to face her, “Next time, you can just come right over if you want to see me. The password is your birthday. Just make sure you don’t freeze out there again!”Kelsey, who was feeling morose only seconds ago, suddenly perked up again.“Okay!” Her eyes lit up as she nodded.She supposed she could take Tyler’s statement to mean she could come over anytim
Kelsey and Tyler sat facing each other in the dining room. Tyler kept his head down while eating and never stole even a glance at her.Kelsey could not help but feel defeated. Was he unhappy with her wearing a dress? Perhaps he would prefer a more casual, frilly dress?“Tyler, you don’t like me wearing this dress, do you?” Kelsey could not help but ask.“I don’t mind it,” Tyler answered indifferently.Kelsey doubted he was telling the truth. If that was the case, why would he not look at her?Unbeknownst to her, Tyler did not look at her because she looked far too sexy.After breakfast, Tyler finally turned up to look at her and announced, “I’m taking you home!”Kelsey's heart sank again. He was taking her home? She was hoping to stay with him for a few more days.“Can I please stay?” She tried to plead.The look in Tyler's eyes deepened slightly, but he reminded her expressionlessly, “You have stayed here for two days.”Kelsey’s expression stiffened. She was planning to st
However, the engagement had been decided a long time ago by Tyler’s grandparents.She was not expecting things to turn out like this after Tyler's grandmother was suddenly hospitalized. His uncle immediately stepped in and announced the decision to void the engagement entirely.If she had known about this, she would not have been so bold in assuring her father that the engagement would not be called off.It no longer mattered what she said now because she knew her father would not believe her.Her father never liked her in the first place.Even before this, he never believed most of what she told him.Now that things had turned out like this, he was less likely than ever to believe her.“What does that have to do with you? You’re not even a member of the family. The cancellation of the engagement only concerns the members of the Young and the Lang households, it has nothing to do with you so don’t stick your nose where it doesn’t belong!” Kelsey shot a glare at Megan and retorte
Josephine's expression immediately warped upon hearing this. She turned to Kelsey in disbelief.She only intended to pretend to help her.She did not expect Kelsey to expect her to be serious and to be punished in her place.Why would she ever do that for Kelsey?“Kelsey, you're picking on your sister again!” Megan cried out sharply.There was no way she could bear to see her precious daughter being punished for Kelsey.With that, she immediately dropped the act and told off Kelsey right there.Kelsey flashed a grin filled with mockery. “If you didn’t want to do it, you could have just said so. Why did you have to put up an act in front of Dad?”Just like that, she tore the mask right off the pair without mercy.Megan’s and Josephine's expressions were frozen with shock. They hardly knew what to say.If they were to claim that they were not acting and were serious about protecting Kelsey, she would have gladly allowed Josephine to be beaten in her place.If they had gone the
Kelsey quickly realized that it was Megan who tripped her.From the corner of her eye, Megan spotted Charlie who was about to catch up. With that, she immediately pretended to help Kelsey up.Kelsey tossed her hand away in disgust. “Go away, don't touch me!”Even though she had only briskly shaken her off, Megan was ‘flung away’ from the force and ‘just so happened’ to hit her head against a table.“Mom!”Josephine cried out dramatically and rushed to her.She called out several times, but Megan did not respond.It appeared that she had been knocked unconscious.Josephine was distraught.Charlie rushed to Megan's side and held her in his arms tenderly. “Maggie?”When Megan heard her name called, she weakly opened her eyes.The first thing she said upon drawing her eyes open was, “Don't blame Kelsey…”It might sound like she was trying to defend Kelsey, but the purpose was to insinuate that it was Kelsey who hurt her.Kelsey was the reason she suddenly bumped into the edge
Charlie was seconds away from erupting in anger but managed to forcefully suppress it just in time.Within seconds, he switched to a pandering appearance. “Oh, if it isn’t you, Tyler.”Kelsey was admittedly impressed by how quickly her father could change his behavior.He looked like he was ready to brawl with Tyler but immediately upon recognizing him, he curbed his attitude.Tyler ignored Charlie and handed a phone to Kelsey. “You dropped this.”Kelsey inspected the phone and realized that it was her phone.While she was inside Tyler’s car just now, she had been absentmindedly scrolling her phone while her mind was occupied.After the car stopped, she stepped out of the car without thinking and ended up leaving her phone in his car.Did he show up just to return her phone?In a strange twist, he ended up accidentally bailing her out of a difficult situation!“Are you okay?” Tyler looked at her and expressed concern.Kelsey shook her head and expressed gratefully, “I’m fine
After all, the fact that Tyler showed up today suggested that he still cared about Kelsey.It would be best if the engagement could continue as originally planned!Kelsey also eyed Tyler nervously.Her father remarked that they were a pair of childhood sweethearts and had feelings for each other. However, the truth was slightly different.It was certainly true that they were a pair of childhood sweethearts. However, she had rejected him for many years and their mutual interest was only a recent development.For what it was worth, she genuinely wanted to be with Tyler now.She hoped her father could somehow convince the Langs to withdraw the decision to cancel the engagement and give her another chance.Unexpectedly, Tyler stated solemnly, “It was my uncle who made the call to cancel the engagement. The press conference has already been held…”Kelsey's heart dropped.Could this mean that he insisted on canceling the engagement as well?He may insist that it was his uncle's ide