Loredana did not raise her head and tried to get rid of him, “You’re hurting me.”
“Look at me,” Cormac spoke in a flat but frightening tone.
Loredana panicked for a moment before slowly raising her head. It seemed there was a shaking, heavy hammer hanging on her heart which connected with a thin cotton thread as if it would fall at any time. She felt torturous for every second when Cormac gazed at her.
He looked stern, and his voice was getting lower and lower, “What are you nervous about?”
“I’m not nervous,” Loredana affected a calmness she did not feel.
“You seem to be concerned whether the car accident was an accident or someone purposely made it. Or you know earlier that it wasn’t an accident?” “No, I don’t know.”
Loredana did not notice that an expression of disappointment flitted in Cormac’s eyes. It vanished in a flash.
“I don’t like it when you conceal too much from me. Distrust is the other meaning of concealment.”
Cormac let go of her hand, and he hoped that Loredana would take the initiative to tell him.
Cormac hoped that Loredana could take the initiative to tell him instead of forcing her to do it.
Loredana called to him at the moment he turned around, “I met Charles today.”
Cormac turned to her and slightly narrowed his eyes.
Soon he knew the reason why the car accident happened.
Charles had said before this that he would find out the person who imprisoned Nathan back then, and he wanted to avenge Nathan.
Charles came to City B, and it just happened that Jeffery had a car accident.
It meant that Charles found out that Jeffery was the person who imprisoned Nathan back then, so he came to City B and schemed the car accident.
Loredana hugged him, and her face pressed against Cormac’s chest, “Don’t pursue the matter since Jeffery is not in danger this time. Give me some time, and I’ll convince Charles to leave City B.” Cormac frowned, and he did not like Loredana to intercede for Charles.
“When did you meet each other?” the muscles in his face tautened, and he was stretching his neck straightly.
“The time you went to the hospital,” Loredana was honest with him. The relationship between herself and Cormac was unstable. She did not want to create a gap between herself and Cormac because of this matter.
Cormac recalled the situation at that time. He remembered that Loredana took the initiative to leave, and she went to Charles instead of persuading him to go to the hospital as soon as possible. “Where did you met?”
“In the hotel.”
“What did you guys said?”
Loredana raised her head, and she felt a little heartache.
“He told me that he found out who killed his adoptive father, and he came to City B to take revenge against Jeffery.”
Loredana released her hug. She felt that Cormac was also distrustful for pushing her so hard.
Loredana lowered her eyes and fluttered her eyelashes, “You don’t believe in me, right?”
Cormac held her into his arms and pinched her chin, “It’s not like I disbelieve you. I don’t like him tangling with you and don’t like you to meet him.”
He bent towards her and put his lips on hers without a gap. He bit her lips and said vaguely, “Don’t meet him again from now on.”
“But, ouch!”
Loredana was just about to speak, but Cormac suddenly increased his strength to bite her lips and caused her to frown in pain.
He pressed her on the bed.
Loredana gently struggled, “I haven’t showered yet.”
“I don’t mind.”
It was dim in the room when Loredana woke up. She found out that Cormac was not sleeping beside her. She took the phone from the table. Loredana double-clicked to wake the screen, and the time showed on the screen was 11.25 a.m. She sat up with a bounce and thought, “It’s already noon.”
She felt pain all over her body since she sat up too fast, especially her waist and the lower part of her body.
Loredana thought that Cormac did it on purpose last night.
She got out of bed and got dressed. She opened the heavy light-blocking curtains, and the sunlight beamed through the window. It was good weather that was bright and sunny. It was like the mild days of spring.
Loredana washed up and went downstairs. There was nobody at home. Samuel and Simona went to kindergarten. Jayden went to see his old friend while Victoria went to the hotel.
Charles was surprised to see Victoria because he did not expect Victoria would take the initiative to find him.
It just happened that he wanted to talk to Victoria, and this was the opportunity.
“I apologize for coming.”
Charles smiled and said, “I treat you as my family, so you no need to be polite. Come in and talk.”
Victoria walked into the room with her bag.
Charles asked Tom to stand and guard at the door, “No one is allowed to disturb.”
Tom lowered his head and said, “I got it.”
Charles pushed his wheelchair to the room and closed the door, “Have a seat.”
Victoria sat on the sofa and said, “I don’t beat about the bush, so we go straight to the point. I hope that you don’t seek revenge against Jeffery for the past.”
Charles was a little surprised about her words. He did not expect Victoria did not want him to avenge Nathan.
He did not understand why Victoria would say so.
“Jeffery has imprisoned you and Nathan back then. You are the most important for Nathan and also in his heart, so I also respect you. But I can’t accept your words. Since you and Nathan loved each other in the past, I think you know that Jeffery has cut Nathan’s finger. I want to avenge him now. You don’t support but try to stop me. I don’t get it.”
Victoria’s hands clenched, and her nails were scratching back and forth on the back of her hand, but she did not feel it at all.
Victoria would never forget the scene that Jeffery forced her to call Jayden while two men pressed Nathan on the table. Jeffery forced her to do so and threatened her that he would cut Nathan’s fingers if she did not call Jayden.
Victoria had no choice but to do what he said in the end.
“Have you ever cared about Nathan?” what Charles wanted to know was did Victoria ever loved Nathan.
However, Charles thought that Nathan had passed away many years ago, and Victoria was not young, so he did not ask what he wanted to know.
“I cared about him, and that’s why I came to you today. I think that he doesn’t want you to put yourself in danger if he is still alive. Let go of hatred.”
New Book: Beginning with a Daring Encounter
Celsie was tired of being labeled as an introvert, workaholic, and dull virgin by her friends. Determined to prove them wrong, she made a bet that she would do something daring on her 25th birthday. Now that the day had arrived, it was time to fulfill her promise. On her daring to-do list, there was one task: a one-night stand with someone.