33 Chapter 31 (2/2)

Her lips even curved in a small smile.

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By the time Eric had opened his eyes, it was already dusk. The color outside of his window shone in a faint light blue and black.

He rubbed his eyes and was about to reach for his gla.s.ses when he saw a woman sleeping beside him. She was sitting on the ground while her head laid on her crossing arms propped on his bed. She appeared to be soundly asleep based from the tranquility of her face and that soft, peaceful smile playing on her lips.

Startled, Eric momentarily froze until bits of memories came rushing inside his head.

He tightly closed his eyes as he sat on the bed.

He didn't know what to feel about the whole situation. He had complex, traffic jams of emotions. However, one thing that he was so desperate to suppress was the surging warmth in his heart.

So this is what it feels like being taken cared by someone.

He looked at the sleeping beauty. His eyes tuned soft while a warm smile appeared on his face. With a hesitant hand, he reached out to gently swept her hair from her forehead.

But then, he quickly pulled his hand back and shook his head.

She is a distraction that I can't afford to have now.

A distraction that I started myself.

Eric smiled bitterly at himself.

He was supposed to end any small relation they had before it could start to something else the moment he rejected her offer to be her servant at that time in Snow café.

But…

The second he had laid eyes on her things that were thrown in the dump, his body already ran everywhere, frantically searching for her before he could think things thru.

Eric sighed as he covered his face with his hands.

”You're awake.”

Eric snapped his head and saw the beautiful woman looking at him with her usual haughty smile.

”How do you feel?” Evangeline asked and stood up. She bent her body and reach out to touch Eric's forehead, but the man gently shoved her hand and tilted his head away from her reach.

”I'm fine.” Eric timidly replied, didn't meet Evangeline's gaze.

Evangeline wasn't offended by the blatant rejection. She continued to look at Eric while uttering.

”Good. You must be hungry. I'm going to fix something for you.”

Evangeline turned around and was about to walk out of the room when Eric held her wrist, yet he quickly let go as if he was burned.

”Yes?” Evangeline asked as he watched the man with a raised eyebrow.

This time, Eric met Evangeline's steady gaze with a serious face.

”Why are you doing this?”

”...”

”...”

For a while, everything turned silent. Even the pitter patter of the rain outside suddenly seemed to have stopped.

Evangeline didn't cower, instead, she blossomed in a beautiful smile.

”Whatever do you mean, Eric? I'm just returning a favor you have showed me yesterday.”

Eric remained expressionless, his eyes held hers in captive.

”You don't have to do this. You and I…” Eric's voice slightly shook as he retracted his gaze and slowly looked at the window beside his bed.

”You and I are just strangers… cla.s.smates at most… You've already repaid me yesterday by allowing me into your home and fed me... We are… even…”