Semua Bab Forbidden Heat: Bab 311 - Bab 320

The following day was another day of shooting lessons with Reiner. Today was the last day of our trip and we would be heading back to the mansion sometime later in the afternoon, according to Reiner. I had to say that I made astounding progress in my lesson. By the end of the session, I was able to shoot a pistol on my own with some accuracy. Sure, I wasn’t a pro at it and my shots didn’t always hit the target, but I still thought that I did quite well. “What do you think? I’m pretty good, right?” I asked before flashing a bright smile at Reiner. “Hmm…” Reiner made an unconvinced sound as if he was deep in thought. “What? Say something…” I demanded. “It needs work…a lot of work,” Reiner said after some thought. “What do you expect? It’s only been two days!” I exclaimed. “I guess…you did quite well,” Reiner mumbled as he ruffled my hair. “Quite well…” I muttered with clear dissatisfaction. I pouted like a mad kid almost all the way on the ride back because Reiner didn’t complim

A few weeks past by in the blink of an eye. I have fully recovered, and I was sure that Reiner was aware of that as well. Surprisingly, he was still by my side. I glanced over at him while he arranged things for our afternoon tea together out in the garden. After returning safely from our trip, the rules regarding my travels were relaxed a little by Lucien. I was now allowed to go outside to venues that are fully booked to become private for me. Basically, what that meant was that if I wanted to eat at a restaurant, I had to book out the entire place just to dine alone with Reiner. That’s over-protective Lucien for you. My eyes followed the graceful movement of Reiner’s hand as he prepared tea. For the life of me, I couldn’t figure out why Reiner was still at my side despite knowing that I had already fully recovered. It would be the solution to all problems if he was with me because he had finally fallen in love with me and had decided to stay with me forever. However, I knew that

I wasn’t sure where this conversation was headed but I had feeling that this wasn’t going to turn out as a normal date. A knot formed in the pit of my stomach as I had a strong sense of foreboding. Yesterday, Reiner asked about my mother as well. “Lucien’s good. He managed to tell you half-truths without directly lying to you and without telling you the whole story either,” Reiner said with a soft laugh. “Excuse me?” I said, not quite following. “He’s right. Your mother died in a car, but it wasn’t an accident. He’s also right when he said that she was killed,” Reiner replied. “Do you…know something about my mother’s death?” I asked hesitantly. That was what his words were leading me to believe. “You see that bend right there in the road below,” Reiner said as he pointed a finger at the bend in the road. I knew right away where he was referring to because he had been staring at that spot for a long while now without breaking eye contact with it. “Yes. What of it?” I asked, urgi

“The intended target was most probably Lucien; however, since your mother was driving his car, she took the hit instead of him and died as a result,” Reiner summarized emotionlessly. “So, my mother shouldn’t have died…?” I asked as my mind reeled at the thought. This was all so confusing for me. However, it was clear that Reiner didn’t intend to kill my mother. That didn’t bring her back though, and that didn’t fill in all those empty years without her by my side. I blinked as warm teardrops rolled down my cheeks. Quickly, I raised my hands to wipe my tears away but surprisingly, his hands beat me to it. I could feel the warm heat from his fingertips as it glided gently on my cheeks to wipe away my tears. It was just a fleeting thought but at that moment, I thought that that was one of the gentlest touches that I have ever felt in my life. Reiner, I wondered if he’d been feeling guilty about my mother’s death all this time. That must have been the reason why he came to serve the R

**A Week Later**Going home was something that Reiner didn’t look forward to and that was precisely why he hasn’t been home in many years. After running off and living life as he pleased for many years, he had decided that it was time to head home. Unfortunately, he owed his old man some explanations and perhaps an apology or two. All in all, Reiner still disliked the idea of going home. A few days earlier, Reiner received a call from the old man asking him to take on a job. That was the moment that he truly regretted telling the old man that he was going to head home. It was just like the old man to make some profit to line his pocket in all situations. “You’re heading there anyways…” the old man said like it was no big deal. “Find someone else,” Reiner snapped.“It’s a C-rank job. It should be child play for you…” the old man said. “Exactly. Anyone can do it. It doesn’t have to be me,” Reiner argued back. “The client requested for you. They’re willing to pay the rate of a S-ran