(Flora's POV)After the party, I was sad when I heard Leo talk about the child. Indeed, we had done everything. When I thought that it was our time to be happy, we were then struck by my misfortune. There was no way that we could go back to the past easily. When he and I were married, we had many opportunities to be happy, have children, and become a real family. Yet, we couldn't do that now. We had nothing. Instead, we only had three short days left.Initially, I wanted to do many things with him that I could not do with him. However, the more I thought about it, the more I realized that the peaceful time between us was already enough. After all, we didn't even fight; that was the best thing ever to happen since I was now injured badly.Looking at the mirror before me, I could see how hideous my scar was after I tore off the gauze. Under the gauze, there was a noticeable scar on my face and a thick layer of bloody scab. Although it was only four cm in length, it was so long since it
(Leo's POV)Early the next morning, I woke up because the smell of food tempted me. As I went downstairs and saw Flora, who was busy in the kitchen, I knew she was making breakfast for us. After a while, delicious foods appeared on the table. We sat face to face at the dining table with the steaming dishes between us. Everything was serene, warm, and beautiful. Immediately, I realized that this was what a normal couple did.No matter how badly they fought, they would wake up happy the next day as they ate breakfast together lovingly. Flora and I could do that too if they could do that."Let's eat," she said as she sat on the other side of the table and pointed to the seat in front of her. I noticed the gauze on her face had been removed, but the wound still looked slightly raised. So, I asked her, "Is your injury healed?""No, I just used tape and put on makeup. Is it ugly?" she asked as she forced out a smile. "Don't worry. You've always been so beautiful in my eyes. I just thought
(Leo's POV)I took her to adapt to the depth of the shallow water. When her feet could stand, she gradually became less nervous. Then I took her to the deep water."Well, now I'm going to teach you how to swim. First, you should grasp the railing, try to tread on the water, and swing your legs in the water. Imagine yourself as a mermaid in the sea. Then, we will continue to learn the arm movements..."While teaching her how to tread the water, I turned my head and looked at her legs carefully. In the blue pool water, her white legs were like fish tails, and her full hips were also driven to rise and fall.I continued teaching seriously."The swing of your legs is not large enough. You should...reach this height." Then I put my hand on her thigh and lifted it up.The start was delicate, soft, cool, and tight.She looked at me warily. After looking at my serious appearance, she only asked, "I don't think other people do that much when they swim...""You are a novice, so the actions you
(Flora's POV)With Jimmy, I could finally start my swimming class at ease. But in Leo's opinion, Jimmy might have ruined our swimming class.After the teaching, his whole spirit changed. Meanwhile, Jimmy was swimming happily in the broad pool.After a while, he swam to us and asked me, "Are you learning to swim?""Yes, I can't swim yet.""I can teach you, too! I just graduated from swimming," Jimmy said and enthusiastically guided my movements.Because he looked very young, his words sometimes sounded difficult to understand. However, after he guided me for a few minutes, I was able to swim."Wow, it's so easy to swim when you teach me," I swam in the water with a surprised face."Well, congratulations on learning to swim," Leo's voice sounded depressed.He taught me for most of the day, but I still couldn't swim. So, I didn't expect that I could swim after I listened to the boy's advice."Thank you, Jimmy," I said, looking back at Leo. "Thank you, too. If you weren't here, I wouldn't
(Flora's POV) Hearing what I said, Leo didn't seem to be disappointed. He just smiled and said, "I don't think you know her either. She has been missing for a long time.""Sorry…" 'I can't give you Fox back.' There were some things that I could only say quietly in my heart, and I guess it was for the best because I could never forgive Caitlyn Christian for killing my mother."Of course, I chose to close myself emotionally for the past three years because I got too immersed in work. The company almost declared bankruptcy, so even if I could get the investment from your family, it would still take a lot of effort to make it through the crisis and be as strong as it is today, I have been busy with my career for several years, and I really didn't want to be entangled in family affairs at that time, and I didn't deliberately neglect you, so I'm really sorry."I smiled and reminded him, "As I said, we don't need to talk about those unhappy things right now.""But I don't think that apologi
(Leo's POV)My swimming lesson was ruined, thanks to a brat named Jimmy. He even taught Flora to swim in just a few words, so was all my hard work in vain? Fortunately, Flora greatly cared about my mood and said, "Thank you, if you weren't here, I wouldn't be able to overcome my fear of water." That's right! Because of me, she could learn to swim with peace of mind. I gave her a sense of security. With that in mind, I didn't feel so bad anymore.After that, we played in the pool with Jimmy. We really had a good time, but after a while, Jimmy's mother came. "You are like a family of three!" She stood near us and looked at us playing in the pool.I could see that the smile on Flora's face suddenly turned reluctant. If we also had a kid, maybe in a few years, he would be the age of Jimmy and be able to swim with us. Did we used to have the opportunity to become a family of three, but at that moment, truly? I began to doubt our future together…Jimmy told us with a smile as he was about t
(Leo's POV)"Get out of the way. We're not waiters!" I stood in front of Flora."You just want to get out of the way, and I'm going to ask her to pour me a drink!" As soon as the man opened his mouth, there was a pungent smell of wine in his mouth.I frowned, lifted his clothes, and emphasized to him, "We're not waiters. It's you who have to get out of the way!""Go away!" The man got angry and raised his fist at me.I raised my eyebrows at him and made a provocative gesture, "You want to try?""Leo, forget it. Let's go!" Flora advised behind me."I don't want to cause any trouble. It's you who must stand in front of us. Don't annoy me. Do you understand?" I let the man go and gave him a warning look.The man got angry and smashed the wine glass.The people around heard the sound of the glass breaking and looked at us.A few people even walked toward us."Now, who should get out of the way?" the man asked us aggressively.I just asked him, "You don't understand human language, do you?
(Flora's POV)I moved quietly, trying to get up. However, at the same time, Leo also opened his eyes."Flora, you're awake." His voice sounded sleepy. I didn't know why, but somehow it made me feel warm. I nodded and said to him, "Well, I'm going to cook for you.""No, let me cook you a meal. Though it may not be delicious, I want to try cooking for you. If I don't do well, you can teach me or correct me, okay?""You want to cook?" I was surprised. I didn't expect Leo to want to cook. He shook his head and said, "I just want you to have some break. You've been doing it for me all this time, so I want to let you taste my cooking too."My heart was overjoyed knowing he was being considerate. Then, I asked him, "You learned cooking before? Have you ever cooked anything yourself?"He thought about it for a while and replied, "I've only made barbecue."This sentence pulled my memory back to Green Jade Mountain. Due to his eye condition, he could only do very limited things at that time. I