“Then no more talk.” Loredana was determined.
Cormac blinked. His thick eyelashes scraped the corners of her eyes, it was a little tickling. She tilted her head sideways. Cormac thought she was angry and sighed inwardly. “I’ll listen to you, once.” Once was all right. He would make it longer.
It was not really a big loss.
He kissed the corners of her eyes, her cheeks and little by little he worked his way down to kiss her neck.
Loredana almost broke down and said, “I haven’t eaten yet.”
Cormac was stunned for a while. Although he was reluctant, he still let her go. She was already so thin, if she did not eat enough food, would she break her waist?
At this time, Cormac’s mobile phone, which he had left on the sofa, rang.
Loredana found an excuse to get rid of him, “Go and answer the call.”
Cormac pulled her chair back, “You sit down first.”
Loredana sat down obediently. She was well behaved. Cormac kissed her forehead, “Eat more, you are too thin.”
Loredana did not say anything but stuffed her mouth with food.
Cormac smiled and went to get the mobile phone that kept ringing on the sofa.
He picked it up and Boyce’s voice came from the other side.
“Are you Cormac?” He was afraid that the person who answered the phone was not Cormac, so he wanted to make sure first.
His voice sounded urgent.
Cormac frowned, “It’s me.”
Then only Boyce dared to say reassuringly, “Garrett has passed away.”
Cormac lifted his gaze and looked at the woman who was eating her meal at the table. He frowned deeply not because Garrett had died but because he believed that Maxina was directly related to Garrett’s death.
From the moment she had decided to restore her marriage with Garrett, Cormac felt that something was amiss. Just as he expected, Garrett died when New Year was not even over yet. He walked to the front to the window. When he was sure that Loredana couldn’t hear him, he said, “Where did he die?”
“In his house. I am currently there. When I heard of the news, I was also shocked. He just died for no reason. Neither he had any terminal illnesses, nor he was struck by any disasters. Could it be divine retribution for his crimes?” Boyce said.
Cormac didn’t believe in superstitions.
This was a materialistic world.
“I will go there now.” If Loredana wasn’t related to this, he would definitely not interfere with this matter. He would not interfere with this matter even if Garrett was involved. He feared that Maxina was related to it.
Loredana and Maxina had depended on each other for many years and had a close relationship. Although Maxina had gone against Loredana’s wishes and restored her marriage with Garrett, he could see that Loredana cared a lot about Maxina.
Things would be fine if she was not involved in this matter. But if…
He ended the call and entered the restaurant. Loredana was looking down, so she didn’t notice him.
A strand of Loredana’s hair got in her face. Cormac who was behind her tucked her hair behind her ear and said softly, “I am going out. I have things to do.”
Loredana acknowledged his words.
“There is nobody in the house today. Go upstairs and nap for a while after you have finished your meal,” he spoke gently.
Loredana nodded and asked, “Are you going to the company?”
Cormac hesitated for a while and lied, “Armand and Boyce have organized a gathering and have asked me to join them.”
“Ok. Don’t drink. Alcohol is bad for you,” she said out of concern.
Cormac was taken aback. Immediately, his eyes showed happiness. His heart felt the warmth of her words. He knew that he had many habits, but he never cared about his health. He kissed her forehead, “Wait for me obediently.”
Loredana pushed him, “You should leave now. Don’t let them wait for you for too long.”
Cormac acknowledged her words, grabbed his coat from the coat rack at the entryway and left the house.
Coral came in not long after Cormac had left.
She took off her coat covered with snow at the entryway and walked in. Looking at Loredana who was still at the table, she noticed that Loredana’s sweater was rolled up without Loredana’s knowledge. There was a bruise on Loredana’s waist.
Coral thought that she was seeing things. She walked closer to Loredana and bent down to look at her waist.
She took a closer look. There was really a bruise on Loredana’s waist. She widened her eyes, “Your waist…”
Loredana pulled down her sweater hurriedly and seemed to be panic-stricken.
“Does the young master have violent tendencies? He abused you?” Coral widened her eyes in shock. If Cormac wasn’t the one who had hit her, where did she get the injury?
“It is nothing like that. I accidentally knocked my waist,” Loredana lied in a panic.
Coral was still unconvinced, “How did you knock your waist?”
Loredana lowered her head so that her long hair hid her blushed cheeks, “I got that injury when I slipped and fell on the bathroom floor. I will go upstairs now.”
She got up and escaped the dining room. She was terrified that Coral would get closer to the truth.
Coral noticed that Loredana had not finished her soup and shouted, “Are you full? You haven’t finished your meal.”
“I am already full.”
Loredana ran to her room and closed the door without turning back. She let out a deep breath, walked into the bathroom and pulled up her sweater. Looking at the back of her waist in the mirror, she saw the bruise on her waist clearly. Cormac had pressed her against the side of the wash basin. No wonder she had felt great pain.
She unzipped her skirt and tucked her sweater into her skirt so that it would not roll up accidentally again.
She was tired but she could not fall asleep when she lay in bed.
When she went downstairs, Coral was wiping the table. Coral did not have to prepare for New Year’s Eve dinner as they had decided to order dishes from a restaurant. As a result, she had more free time. “Coral, let’s go shopping.” Since they were going to celebrate New Year, they should buy new things for the family members and the two kids.
Coral nodded and said while smiling, “Sure. You should wear more layers of clothing. It is snowing outside.”
Loredana acknowledged Coral’s words and went upstairs to take her bag and her coat. Then, she went out with Coral. There were no chauffeurs on standby in the house, so Loredana drove her car. She asked Coral who was seated in the back seat to sit in the front passenger seat.
No matter how Cormac spoke highly of Loredana, it was clear to her that she was only a servant.
Loredana smiled, “We are a family. Don’t mention it.”
Coral sat in the front passenger seat and felt warm inside. Despite the snowy weather, her heart was filled with warmth.
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.