The sound of splashing water echoed loudly throughout the room. It left many questions in Svanna's mind. She knew what kind of fall it was out there and little understood that just below the window of the room she occupied, there was a large and pleasant pool. There had been a desire to take a dip there, but Svanna didn't have enough courage to persuade someone, anyone—whether Elisabeth or Alina—to accompany her in a swimsuit. Nightroe would obviously be too angry. However, right now... the image of that man taking a long dive in the pool immediately surged wildly. Svanna still strongly remembered Nightroe's habits. Perhaps she needed to take some sort of action to make sure straightaway. Was it true? Was it indeed Nightroe who created the splash of sound that reached into the air violently? Instinctively, Svanna's bare feet stepped to the edge of the window. The closed curtain was immediately shifted carefully. A pure sight immediately caught her eyes. Nigh
"Shhh..."The hissing sound of tendrils pulled Svanna to the surface. She tried to set up a more comfortable sleeping position, given that the flush of need to fall back asleep was still trying to seduce her into staying put.Only it didn't.Svanna's eyelids slowly opened. It took some serious effort to take in the situation around her. Still in the same room—she was sleeping on the sofa, but the faint shape of Nightroe's body could be seen sitting on the edge of the bed, and the man was actually urging her to open her eyes wide. What happened?The wound. Blood. All there.Svanna swallowed harshly, watching Nightroe's manner as the man tried to stop the bleeding in the abdomen. She didn't know... instinctively took a step closer, then stopped as the tail of her husband's eyes seemed to show a degree of alarm.Maybe enough here. Enough to be an inch away from the bed and not try to do anything, which could be fatal."What happened to you?"Asking
For whatever reason, it felt like Svanna wanted to avoid the various possibilities that were waiting for Nightroe's sanity to disappear; then that man would not hesitate to take bad actions. She just didn't know when. The doctor who wrapped her husband's wound with a bandage had just said goodbye. Leaving the two of them here, stuck in the midst of various hanging awkwardnesses. Svanna could not tolerate the moments when Nightroe paid all attention to her.Honestly, she was not used to it: she slightly wanted to protest, but that did not happen. Instead, she was going to take the action of closing the door to the room, then standing still—waiting for the moment the man shifted his gaze.At least now.Svanna immediately exhaled a rough breath. There was no denying that there were still needs that needed to be resolved. What a mess it was in there. On the bed with dirty clothes strewn about. There was no choice. She immediately took a step closer. Picking up the
"Ms, your breakfast." Svanna's activities while observing the pendant necklace her mother had given her were interrupted by the arrival of someone. Alina would always be Alina ever since the accidental shooting incident happened. Nightroe would certainly not involve Elisabeth at times when the middle-aged woman was unable to prevent whatever was part of her decision. There was a hint of guilt, but also relief that Nightroe did not go overboard... firing the woman who devoted her life to this place. "Thank you, Alina. You don't have to go to all this trouble. I can go to the kitchen if I'm hungry." Svanna accepted the tray from the hands of the woman in front of her while first... giving a faint smile. A smile that disappeared in an instant right after Alina seemed to be half hesitant to speak up. "Mr. Nightroe will not allow you to leave the room, Ms," Alina said. Nightroe's decision was still too crazy. Locking her up in a place filled with the memories of
It was ridiculous to think of having to carry the discarded food picked up from the garbage can in Nightroe's room and then putting it in plastic to move it to a more appropriate place so as not to cause a mess if the man ever found out the truth between them. Svanna didn't want to endanger anyone anymore. Enough of Elisabeth, and a little thankful that the middle-aged woman seemed fine when they accidentally met. There were a few questions—no doubt if Elisabeth had actually asked about the gunshot wound on her arm.Now she was feeling better. Svanna didn't dispute anything, which was purely the root of her mistake. She had been too stubborn and, apparently, still had the same attitude, forcing Alex to drive her to this place, even though he had said no.Only when permission was obtained did they finally agree not to spend too much time. For a moment, Svanna looked back. Alex was obviously waiting for her. She blinked. Immediately stepped into the house with a few thing
Those piercing sapphire eyes left many unexpected sensations. Svanna was sure Alex also felt an unexpected shadow, as the man even had to carefully place the bag on the floor."Sir, you didn't say you'd be back so soon."Perhaps it was part of the pleasantries. Svanna understood how Alex felt threatened when Nightroe took a step closer. She blinked, then hurriedly said, "Alex was just escorting me away, Nightroe. It's not his fault."The man's attention was distracted. Svanna swallowed harshly. Next, she felt Nightroe walking as if at a fast pace. Suddenly, the man's rough grip was already perched firmly on the shaft of her neck. "How dare you break the rules I made?"Nightroe's voice was heard hissing. How the man seemed to dislike the decision she had made. Svanna didn't understand. They—she and Alex—had already gotten permission, though sort of indirectly. Alex had obviously contacted his boss, but Nightroe did not pick up the phone call and instead
"Burn all the items she brought to this place. Make sure not a single one is left."No....Instinctively the warning alarm in Svanna rebelled violently. Nightroe couldn't make a decision like that. They couldn't burn down everything that belonged to her, but perhaps... there should be a greater effort to stop all of this."Don't do that, Nightroe. I beg you. You can punish me. Anything at all. Just don't burn all my stuff." All was revealed in an instant. Svanna knew this was the most foolish negotiation. Nightroe had looked at her as if the man was deducing something most worthy."Anything?" and asked to confirm what they were going to achieve together."Yes."Svanna was not completely ready. Suddenly, Nightroe grabbed her long hair and headed somewhere to leave no one there. They passed through a long hallway. A hallway with minimal lighting, which made various forms of horrible questions float around the shoulders.They were definitely headed for
Svanna swallowed harshly. There was no protest against the events that had happened. It was just that, this time, she needed to defend herself, so she quickly said, "You can ask me to do anything, Nightroe. But don't punish me here. Not in a place that's too dark. I beg you. You know I'm scared."Four years ago the man often offered light. Feeling the need to get rid of her fear the most. Why did Nightroe now seem to not remember promising so much happiness?"You're incapable of doing anything. Why should I believe every single thing you say?"Apparently not ....The man even strongly remembered the mistake of four years ago. Svanna's fingers seemed to be unable to hold anything as Nightroe roughly pushed her away. She fell back and hurriedly crawled, trying to prevent the door from closing. Too late."Nightroe, open the door. I'm scared."Nightroe should still be able to hear the screams from inside. He could still understand that the fear was too great to c
"What do you want, Nightroe?"How Svanna could hear her voice trembling violently. Whatever Nightroe's purpose was, it was probably nothing less than a desire to punish. She could see firsthand how those sapphire eyes held many forms of dense clots that needed to be vented."Nightroe..."Again. Svanna hoped to pull Nightroe to the surface. The man seemed to be engulfed in an unfathomable amount of anger. Did Nightroe really think she and Orlando were doing something here? Looked so close with that physical contact? Wasn't the man judging from a more positive perspective? Which is part of the truth ....Useless. Now Svanna had to accept the fact that Nightroe had just trapped them in one room... with curtains that blocked out even the slightest opening from the outside.This was not right. Nightroe should understand that what that man did later could threaten someone's life. Now it was no longer about the two of them. It was not the right time to settle the past t
She had no idea what Orlando's statement meant. When Svanna felt she knew nothing, then it should be... the prospect of floating between the two brothers, no longer part of her business. Including any situation that became a big deal between Orlando and the man's brother, though perhaps... sometimes she was so curious."Whatever ever happened between you and Nightroe, now is not the time to involve me, Orlando. Look, I don't want your brother to give me any more punishment. Now let go of your hand. I have to go," Svanna said, still overwhelmed by the effort of removing Orlando's hand. The man held her tightly, even moving his face closer this time. "I apologize for putting you through such a difficult time, Sister-in-Law."Right after that. The sound of the hospital room door opening immediately. "Take your filthy hands off her."Svanna gasped at the appeal of Nightroe's heavy voice. It was a little odd to find Orlando obeying so easily. They were being pinned
After saying goodbye to her father, Svanna took a tentative step through the hallway that once brought her some serious information, even if it was the most painful image. The hospital room there ....Svanna swallowed harshly as the distance grew closer. She wished she didn't have the courage to just keep going, but curiosity sometimes acted brazenly. There was no denying that there is a validity to it that gave her more of an idea and an overwhelming level of curiosity. No idea; Svanna felt that she was not okay with not seeing firsthand what Nightroe might be doing inside, even though she knew what kind of risk it would be if the man found out about her sassy attitude.It was now or never.Svanna swallowed roughly. Straightening up while making sure that she would, in fact, be better prepared for anything later. Maybe she just needed to not give Nightroe any hints that she was secretly watching him from behind the glass of the hospital door; then everything s
"Feeling better, Mr. Johannson?"The man's heavy voice sounded almost fierce. For whatever reason, Nightroe seemed to deliberately want to let her father detect an odd part between them. Svanna really, really didn't expect Nightroe to step any closer if, in the end, the man had a serious intention of shattering her composure. If there was indeed something that had not been resolved. Svanna hoped that the man could speak more clearly; then they could find a solution together. She slightly wondered if Nightroe's pride was still hurt by her rejection. It should never have been an issue. Bringing the man's privacy into the argument was also not the part that could be said to be wrong. Svanna felt that it was an important part of simply avoiding the darkness—perhaps it could have happened immediately at that moment had she not taken action."I feel better already and will always be fine as long as Anna is happy with your marriage."Oh, Svanna had not expected Heldfan to
"What I heard is that he's a donor to this big hospital. So, I think it's his duty to be here." Her father was still filled with positive thoughts about the man. If only Svanna had never known about Yohanna's presence in the same hospital, perhaps she too would have been bombarded with similar images, praising how much empathy Nightroe had for the people around him. That was clearly something wrong. There were hidden intentions and all were still secret motivations for those who were green.Yohanna was the biggest reason why Nightroe often wandered around her father ...."Have you seen him for three days here, Papa?" Svanna would not hold back any longer. Again, just with a faint nod from Heldfan, she could feel how great the explosion was. An explosion made many splinters, and she still had to pick them up one by one to put back together something that almost resembled being broken."Nightroe didn't say anything to you that he had a lot of business at the hospital?
"We're here, Ms."Probably lost in her own thoughts, Svanna was almost oblivious to the situation around her. She blinked quickly, then made preparations to get off before Alex suddenly said, "I'll wait in the parking lot, Ms." There was no protest. Svanna just gave a small nod. It was to be expected that there would be many worries when she decided to engage in a serious relationship with Nightroe. Various surveillance would become daily fodder. She just needed to familiarize herself with things like this."I might be a while, Alex."Svanna did not want Alex to think that she would return immediately. Too long in the Nightroe residence was not something good for her sanity. There would be a lot of freedom here. The enthusiasm in Svanna instantly exploded when she found her father with Amira in the hospital garden.Heldfan looked much healthier than the last time she came. With a suppressed smile, Svanna stepped closer."Papa," she called, causing the middle
The Mediterranean Sea was often an object of anticipation in Svanna's mind. The calm, the surface glistening in the sunlight, and the most impressive part, the sweep of the wind—the feeling of slapping her face was the most precious image—made her feel more at home, even though she could not ignore the one prospect that urged her to question someone's existence.Nightroe hadn't come home for three days since the last time the man almost went crazy. She didn't quite understand. Perhaps her words had hurt the man's pride, which made them unleash the most fatal chaos on each other. The bad memories of the past could never be salvaged. That is to say, it would never lead to them being okay. All is lost. The wall was up. There would never be a place to fix the worst situation between them. Svanna couldn't imagine how she was going to survive... thinking of the multiple hitchhikers hanging around her neck. There was clearly something wrong. Something that went unsaid and tha
"What makes you think I'm telling lies?" Svanna asked back. She's pretty sure something was wrong. Something was robbing the truth between them, and it seemed that the information at the top of Nightroe's head was clouded by an odd lie."What did you expect? You think there's something wrong with my statement? Four years ago I saw your true colors for myself. Don't act like an innocent girl. You're no longer the Johansson I first met."It was as if the man could understand what she was thinking. Could Svanna now call this a case of wrong thinking? Nightroe seemed to have just revealed the one thing that the man had been suppressing."Whatever, Nightroe. I don't feel obliged to convince you of your views. It's your right if that's what you believe. I'm already cold. Could you step aside for a moment?"Useless. It would all be for naught if she still tried to give the man serious knowledge. Nightroe would never turn around just to trust her. Even Svanna could not deny
They have different views. That was the problem. Svanna was again overwhelmed by the need for speechlessness. Nightroe observed things in detail, but that did not mean the man would understand the full truth. Orlando wasn't laughing with her—he was laughing at her. What could Svanna say? "He was laughing at me for pulling me down into the pool."Just like that. A storm of tension seemed to take over the situation she had worked so hard to save. Svanna swallowed harshly as she found the corner of Nightroe's lips twitching sarcastically—as if the man could not help himself from such a pure reaction."And you didn't try to prevent his actions?"Nightroe's heavy voice was laden with a condescending tone, also resembling an urgency that made Svanna instinctively step backwards the moment the man began to approach her. "Already—I already did, Nightroe. But your brother suddenly pulled my hand away."Svanna could hear how her voice trembled with fear. Hoping to be