Chapter 98 - What is wrong with me... (2/2)

"But then?"

He shrugged, "Then I figured. You are probably scared of something and you wanted to be the one who makes the shot."

He pulled up the comforter to cover her, before sitting next to her on the bed,

"Its alright to not trust a man like me but don't ever hurt yourself again. I'll be sleeping in the other room tonight."

He leaned down to kiss her but she turned her face away.

So, instead of her lips, he kissed her on the forehead and whispered, "Sweet dreams."

After he left, Kai Xin suddenly felt very lonely in the big room.

As she glanced around at the decor in the bedroom, she realized that it was filled with her favorite things.

The makeup stuff on the vanity table contained all her favorite brands and there was a full bottle of the perfume with daisy fragrance that she liked.

Hung on one of the wall was the picture of Charles Bridge taken during sundown. It was the exact photo that she had on as the wallpaper of her laptop.

She glanced down at the rose gold laptop on the nightstand and saw a stick-on that she failed to notice earlier. On it, it was written,

[Dear Kara, this laptop is for you in case you have urgent work, but don't overwork yourself.]

Staring at the laptop, she felt a heavy dose of guilt, especially when she thought about the way she treated him earlier and the things she said to him.

Ever since he strutted into Layla's office like he owned the place, she had been nothing but cold and mean towards him.

When he ordered her around on pretense of work, she did not just endure it and accept her fate.

No. She made sure that he knew she did it unwillingly.

Even though he was always acting all high and mighty, she realized that he was not really mean to her.

After about an hour of tossing and turning, Kai Xin left the bed, get changed, and went to get a drink.

When she saw him smoking at the balcony, she brought him a beer as an offering.

"For earlier."

"Thanks."

A moment of awkward silence later, she muttered an apology,

"You triggered some bad memories in me."

DX blew out a smoke before turning to her and said, "You don't have to apologize. I don't want to hear your sorry. What I want is to know what had happened to you."

When she caught a waft of the secondhand smoke, Kai Xin coughed, "N-Nothing."

DX realized she was coughing because of the smoke and he put it out.

He then led her back into the living room and as they sat down on the couch, he said gently,

"I know you have your own secrets and I would never intrude in your personal life. I'm willing to wait for you to tell me everything about yourself."

He then leaned forward, "...But know this, Ms Zhen, you are my woman."

She frowned, "Only for as long as I want."

He nodded, "Of course. But even if one day you were to leave me, you are still my woman."

....

DX glanced at Kai Xin who was sleeping comfortably on top of him.

It was hard for him to sleep like this but he cannot bear to wake her up.

In her sleep, she whispered to herself, "DX..."

Covering one of her hands that were resting on his ribs, he asked softly, "Yes?"

Kai Xin smiled in her sleep when she heard his voice. Brushing her face against his chest, she slurred, "I think..."

He glanced down at her and asked softly, "What are you thinking about, beautiful?"

There was no reply.

Just when he thought he would not be getting any reply, he heard a soft voice murmuring, "I think I am falling in love with you."