190 The Truth (2/2)

Startled, Tobias stared tensely at the girl standing beside him; with her head lowered, he couldn't read her expression at all.

”Yes.” His voice was brimming with emotion as he spoke.

Mimi's voice trembled as she asked, ”Do you still…feel that you would love me if I wasn't who I said I was?”

Tobias was silent for a moment. Carefully, he thought of his words while looking out at the city view.

”I can doubt a lot of things in this world, but the one thing that I am certain of is my love for you. There can never be a doubt about how much I love you. As long as it's you, that will never change.”

Mimi's heart stopped. Everything seemed to stop. She took a deep breath and managed to calm down a little. She raised her gaze and stared at Tobias.

”I'm not good at understanding emotions. You know that. But I do know you're the person who means the most to me.” Mimi's smile was bitter. ”I will be really sad if you suddenly leave, you know. So promise me you won't leave?”

A corner of Tobias's lips lifted. ”I promise.”

”I come with a lot of baggage.” Mimi raised an eyebrow.

”It's all right,” He murmured huskily, reaching out to softly hold her cheek. ”I love you. All of you.”

Mimi's breath stilled for a moment. She closed her eyes tight and after a long moment of silence, she opened them.

”I'm a Hirogori.”

Tobias was silent, his deep and narrow gaze was focused solely on the nervous girl before him.

Upon receiving a reaction like this, Mimi's apprehension was clearly reflected in her eyes. She couldn't read his expression at all!

She clenched her hands by her side, feeling her fingernails pierce into the skin of her palms.

Suddenly, her tightly clenched up hands were wrapped up by a warm hand that closed over hers. While one hand remained settled on his chest, Tobias lifted the other in front of his face, drawing her attention to their interlocked fingers.

He marveled at the tender, fair little hands wrapped around his as if mesmerized. Mimi could understand why. He was examining her hand to ensure she didn't injure herself from her actions just now.

Against his slightly rough hands, hers looked smooth a soft. Mimi refocused her attention to his face when she saw him kiss her fingertips, one by one, slowly, reverently. Her eyes drifted up to meet his dark gaze.

Mimi flung her eyes open wide.

”Tobias…” She said his name with caution.

He hummed a low and deep sound, his lips still on her fingers.

”Did you hear what I said?”

”Mhm,” His expression was indifferent.

Mimi tried her hardest to hold back the twitching of her face.

”And?”

”I already know.”

There was an unprecedented shock reflected on Mimi's face. She widened her eyes as her face turned stiff. She gaped in silence as she lost her composure.

Only after a long time did she recover her voice. She tried her best to suppress her building anxiety, but she couldn't hold back the tremor in her voice as she asked, ”You…You know?”

Tobias nodded.

”When?” Mimi frowned.

”Three years ago.” He looked very calm, even his tone revealed indifference.

Mimi gawked.

Three fucking years ago?! She was worried to tell him everything when he already knew for that long?

What's more, he didn't even seem to care!

Mimi opened her mouth but stopped herself from saying anything. She didn't even bother to ask how he found out. There was only one nervous idiot who couldn't keep his mouth shut.

”You're not mad?” Mimi couldn't help but ask.

Tobias's expression softened a little, perhaps due to sensing Mimi's uneasiness.

”Should I be?” He looked at her with a lascivious grin, not a trace of anger could be seen.

Mimi forcefully nodded. Tobias didn't respond immediately. Her heart was beating furiously for his response.

After a few minutes, he lowered their intertwined fingers and smiled. ”It's late. Let's go to sleep.”

Mimi was dumbfounded. Was he not going to tell her whether he was mad or not?

Without having the chance to retort, Tobias was already walking her to his bedroom. She only recovered her senses when she found herself lying flat on his bed, a pair of strong arms wrapped around her back. Her face was pressed against his chest.

”Tobias are you really not mad?” She tried to raise her head, but his hand quickly lowered it.

”Not mad,” Tobias said, his tone lazy.

”Why?” Mimi's voice is soft and waxy. It sounds pitiful and helpless. ”I lied to you for so long about who I was. I even asked Alec to lie to you for so long. I…I used you for my own advantage!”

He should hate her at this point!

Tobias lay still in the bed, his breathing growing slow and relaxed. Mimi thought he had fallen asleep when he suddenly said in a dark, low voice, ”I love you. Whether you use me or don't love me yet. I don't care anymore. Now sleep.”

Mimi was astonished. But she didn't bother to argue. After the night he had she didn't dare delay his chance to sleep. Hiding a smile in his chest, Mimi quietly closed her eyes and drifted off to sleep.

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[1] Nurse liaisons establish patients' eligibility for care, communicating with families, and interacting with a wide range of staff members, from admissions coordinators to case managers to physicians. They work in acute care, long-term acute care, hospice, and rehabilitation environments.