61 Chapter 61: Revelation (1/2)

Laurice gasped sharply. The man's warm breath spread across her shoulders and neck down to her bare arms. The tingling feeling lingers there. Shock was also reflected in her clear and wide opened eyes.

'What was that? What did he just say? She did not catch it.'

His voice was low and she was initially distracted by their closeness so she was not able to process the words that escaped his mouth.

Laurice tilted her head to her right to ask him again and was welcomed by a handsome structured face instead, his expressions filled with yearning and warmth. Even her heart swelled for him. Sid's well-defined jawline, brows and nosetip are already filling her vision completely. She stared unknowingly at the man who was leaning over her shoulder. The weight was bearable but the sight of him was just too much for her. She quite envied the man's sideprofile which was way eye-catching while she herself did not quite like hers. She had that distinct but round cat eye look and not so prominent jawline, the only saving grace according to her friends was her mesmerizing pair of dimples whenever she smiles. She inherited those from her father. Almost every part of her face resembles that of her father's. The eyes, the nose and the lips as well as her unusual habits she picked up from him when she was a bit younger. On the other hand, people don't really recognize her as her own mother's daughter. Besides her shapely figure that is, nothing else is comparable to her mother's.

Laurice was baffled when the man swept his gaze across her own face. The usual sharpness was apparent in his eyes which somehow spelled trouble. She shivered in her thoughts.

...

'This woman really.'

Sid almost glared at Laurice when he didn't hear any response from her after he spoke. It's been a full minute already when he noticed the woman's gaze. His heart skipped a beat when he realized that she was indeed staring at him. But putting that aside, he was a bit disappointed still. The woman wasn't listening attentively at all.

Sid squinted his eyes and asked her, ”Did you hear me just now?”

Laurice gulped in fear and answered, ”I did.”

Sid deepened his gaze towards her, his eyes narrowed in slits and was looking at her rather suspiciously. ”What did i say then?” He said.

Laurice: ” !!! ”

She's dead, alright. Why did she have to lie?

Laurice cleared her throat before responding clearly with, ”I heard you but i didn't understand what you've said. What was it again?” She bit her lower lips afterwards. Blood rushed from her pursed lips all over to her cheeks. She was blushed pink in embarrassment.

They were both staring at each other's eyes. One glaring cold gaze over another's pitiful and pleading look.

'Spare me, young master!' Laurice almost purred. Until she felt her neck was growing stiff every passing moment. Noticing her discomfort, the man finally lifted his head over her shoulder and stood properly only to do something more unexpected. Suddenly twisting her swing seat in front of him, Laurice's back was now facing the playground and her sight was only filled with the man himself. Sid lowered his head towards her while Laurice gaped at him in return. Amusement flashed across her beautiful face.

Continuing on, Sid repeated his exact same words at Laurice. His face leveled and was hovering hers. If she still didn't hear it, then he was just going to smack her lips right here, right now in punishment.

”It would have been amazing if he was our own son.”