Perhaps it was because this place was already quite secluded, so not many people came and few customers were inside.When Simon Zachary—this person whom one could tell had a special air about him at just a glance—came in, immediately had most eyes were on him.The restaurant’s owner greeted him at once. He was shaken by Simon’s natural-born, powerful aura, and his voice trembled unconsciously. “Welcome. What would you like to eat?”Simon did not look at the owner and promptly said, “She’s ordering.” He found an empty seat and sat down.Sharon glared at the man sitting there like an entitled lord and waiting to be served. She cursed him inwardly but smiled at the owner as she said, “Two beef Bolognese. No parsley in mine, thanks.”“I don’t want parsley either,” Simon said abruptly.Sharon glanced at him involuntarily. He did not eat parsley either?The owner immediately bellowed to the kitchen, “Two beef Bolognese without parsley!”Sharon sat in front of Simon. Seeing that he sa
“Where’s your car?”“I asked Franky to drive it back just now,” he said as he opened the passenger seat and jumped in.Sharon had to wonder if he knew she was coming here. Was all that about visiting his brother just an excuse?He wanted her to treat him to a meal and even asked her to be his driver. Was he kidding? She had not even forgiven him yet, how dare he!“Hurry up, get in.” The man even hastened her when she froze!Sharon forced down her frustration and got into her car. She started the engine and hit the accelerator, driving down the road without saying a single word to him the entire time.Simon sat in the passenger seat without an ounce of guilt. He did not say anything to her, either.Some time after the beginning of the car ride, a phone ringtone broke the silence in the car.It was Sharon’s phone, which she had put in the compartment next to her. The caller ID said Eugene Newton.Both of them saw the name on the screen at the same time. Sharon’s heart leaped int
When Sharon woke up, she saw that she was lying next to a stream. Her head was dizzy and her entire body hurt. After she forced herself to sit up, she finally noticed Simon lying on the ground not far away.He just lay there motionlessly, blood on his body.The memories of that accident surged into her mind. She remembered how he had protected her the entire time, even when they were tumbling down the hill.Her heart immediately became frantic. She crawled toward him, panicked and scared. When she spoke, her lips trembled. “Simon, wake up. Are you okay? D-Don’t… Don’t scare me…” She nearly burst out crying.The man lying on the ground did not react. Even his breathing was faint. Sharon was really scared now. She wanted to call for help, but how could she find their phones now?They were in the middle of nowhere. She had no idea when anyone would save them.She held his head up and hugged him tightly, saying with a sob, “Simon, wake up…”No matter how she called him, though, Si
Simon frowned deeply. It must hurt when she touched his wound, but he just kept his expression hard and did not make a sound,Sharon bandaged the wound on his leg quickly and moved to check the rest of his body.“Tell me, are you hurt anywhere else?” She looked at him, anxious and worried. She was not in the best shape either, but her injuries were not as bad as his.Simon leaned against the large tree, looking at her intently. His voice was deep. “Are you really that worried about me? Are you worried I’ll die?”When he saw how concerned she was about him, how she had eyes for nothing but him, he felt a certain satisfaction in his heart.“Why are you still talking about that at a time like this? Just tell me, does it hurt anywhere else? If you won’t say it, I’ll strip you and check myself,” she said seriously.Simon just curved the corners of his lips. “Sure, go ahead.”Sharon was in no mood to play games. “Pardon me, then.” She reached out to undo his buttons, but the moment he
“What are you crying about? These wounds won’t kill me.” Simon frowned slightly. He said that, but his voice was clearly much weaker than before.Sharon wiped her tears again. She was not going to say that she was crying out because his actions moved her. That would be too awkward and emotional.“Shut up. I’ll try to find herbs nearby to apply to your wounds.” She did not let him see her crying face before she stood up and walked into the woods nearby.“Hey… Don’t go too far.” Simon was wondering what herbs she could find, but either way, he did not want her to leave right now.”“I’ll be back soon.” She could not leave him here alone for long either.These woods were vast and large. There had to be some disinfecting herbs here. The wounds on his back were too much and definitely required some first aid with those herbs.Soon, she found the herbs she was looking for. She harvested quite a lot of them and then ran back in a hurry.“Simon, I found the herbs…” She ran toward him hap
After Sharon caught her breath, she picked up the herbs on the ground and returned to his side. “Did it bite you?” She suddenly remembered that possibility.He looked even paler than before. She could not help but worry.When he saw how worried she was, something flashed in Simon’s eyes. Pretending to be weak, he said, “I… was bitten.”Sharon instantly panicked and rushed to check on him. “Where were you bitten? Show me, I’ll suck the poison out for you!”When she heard that he was bitten, she was scared out of her wits. If the snake was poisonous, they could not waste even a second.As she pulled up his pant leg to check, he grabbed her wrist and stopped her.Sharon was beside herself. “Don’t mess around! Do you want to die?”His gaze on her was unfathomably deep, his lips curving into a ghost of a smile. “I wasn’t bitten.”Sharon fell quiet and saw the faint smile in his eyes. Immediately, she understood that he had been pulling her leg. He had not been bitten at all!That s
“Are you still trying to lie to me, Simon Zachary? Don’t think I don’t know anything. The night of your sister’s birthday, Rebecca stayed at the Zachary household overnight, didn’t she? You… slept with her, didn’t you?” She could not hold it back in the end.Simon’s handsome face turned a few shades stormier. When he recalled what happened that night, all he knew was that he had had an acute allergic reaction and ended up unconscious. He did not know what Rebecca did at the time, but when he woke up and saw her lying next to him, he had chased her out.What made Sharon think he had slept with her?His silence made Sharon even more certain that something had happened between him and Rebecca. She forced down the twisting pain in her chest and turned around to continue mashing up the herbs with the stone.She looked quite masterful as she did it, as though it was not her first time doing something like this. It was the same as when she easily attacked the snake’s fatal weak spots earl
Soon enough, Franky appeared with the rescue team.“President Zachary, Madam! Are you alright?” Franky hurried up to them. He was taken aback when he saw how injured the two of them were.“Hurry, he’s really badly hurt! Save him!” Sharon was only worried about Simon’s injuries.Franky immediately called the rescue helicopter over here and helped the two of them onto the chopper.There was already medical personnel onboard, and they treated Simon and Sharon as soon as the two of them were loaded onto the helicopter.“Treat his wounds first. I’m fine.” Sharon’s heart twisted in her chest when she saw Simon turning gradually paler.Simon could tell that she was still anxious, so he reached his large hand over to hold her cold fingers. He was extremely weak now, but he still smiled at her. “I won’t die.”As soon as he said that, though, his eyes closed despite his best efforts. His hand fell away from hers.“Simon!” Sharon felt her head spin too.…When Sharon’s eyes flew open, s