“We are bounded by fate,” Loredana wasn’t sent to him due to someone’s arrangement and certainly not to pay for someone’s sin.
From his point of view, that was a type of harm. It was physically and emotionally hurtful to Loredana since she was used by her mother as leverage to pay for her sins. For him, it was an insult. It was an insult to his feelings.
In his subconscious, nothing and no one was involved for it was purely feelings between Loredana and him. He liked her. It was as simple as that.
Oscar pursed his lips and awkwardly smiled. It was as if he realized that what he said sounded bad. No one would like to be arranged by someone, “Then, I’ll leave now.”
Cormac silently groaned in agreement.
He found a place to sit down on after Oscar left. He received Andrew Mendelsohn’s phone call when it was almost one o’clock. He hung up after it rang twice.
This was his agreement with his son. His son would call him after Loredana fell asleep. However, he couldn’t help but frown after glancing at the time. She went to sleep when it was one o’clock already?
He didn’t have time to worry about this problem right now. Instead, he used the access card Oscar gave him to successfully enter the residence and find the room Loredana was living in.
The door wasn’t closed well as a crack shone through. He opened it with just a gentle push. Andrew wore summer pajamas and slippers on his feet as he stood on the hallway.
The lights were turned off inside, but the curtains weren’t drawn aside. So the light that entered at an angle from the outside was enough for him to see the general furnishings inside the house. Andrew gave him a pair of slippers and instructed, “Stay quiet.”
“Does she usually go to bed this late?” He softly asked as he put on the slippers.
Andrew nodded and whispered, “More or less, she sleeps late anyway. Sometimes it’s because of work. Sometimes…I also don’t know why she couldn’t fall asleep. In short, she usually sleeps after 12 o’clock. After talking, he walked towards Loredana’ room and spoke softly, “Mommy sleeps in this room.”
Cormac rubbed his son’s head as he stood at the doorway, “Thank you.”
“Sure, I’m going to sleep now,” He yawned. He was so sleepy. He had never slept this late before. He already did his best for this pair of couple.
He was living in the room diagonally across Loredana’ room. He arrived with just a few steps and closed the door after he entered the room.
Whether it was the noisy streets or the crowded residence, everything was quiet at this time. The noise during the day was washed away and only silence was left.
Cormac stretched his hand out and gently pushed the door open.
The lights weren’t turned on in the room, and a layer of white tulle was draped as the curtain.
The air conditioner wasn’t turned on either. The windows were open, and the gentle breeze of wind blew the tulle curtain up from time to time. He walked in lightly. The room wasn’t very big, and a double bed was put in the middle. Under the dim light, he could only see a tiny figure curled up on the bed.
She only wore a slip dress and nothing else covered her. Her bare skin glowed brightly under the dim light.
He sat down at the bed side gently, and the woman on the bed seemed to not notice. She slept on the side of her head, and half of her face sunk into the pillow. Some messy strands of long hair covered the other half of her face, so he reached his arm out to move them away from covering her face.
Half of her face was finally revealed, and her outlines were extremely clear and tiny.
They hadn’t met for two months, but she didn’t gain any weight. He felt bad for her since it seemed like she lost some weight instead as he touched her.
He thought, how wonderful would it be for time to stop and just spend a lifetime silently watching over her like this.
He leaned over to kiss her forehead. Her unique scent prevailed in every breath and every place he went to. It made him clingy and obsessive. His lips kept wandering around every inch of her bare skin. However, Loredana lying on the bed had a painful expression as her brows tightly furrowed. She had a nightmare. In her nightmare, she was thrown into a desolated world. There was nothing but endless darkness around her. There was even a howl. The loud roar seemed to be from a monster that was slowly approaching her that eventually pushed her to the ground.
She was extremely scared when she saw a huge mouth rushing toward her.
She wanted to scream and shout, but her throat seemed to be restrained. That was why she couldn’t make any noise.
Her body couldn’t move either. Even if she used all her strength, she still couldn’t break free.
Cormac seemed to feel her body tighten up. Cold sweat broke out on her forehead, and she looked like she was in extreme pain.
It was obvious that she was having a nightmare. He didn’t care anymore that she might see him.
He just wanted her to quickly wake up from her nightmare, so he gently patted her cheeks, “Wake up…”
The slight noise woke her up from her nightmare. She quickly opened her eyes and vaguely and sleepily saw an extremely familiar figure floating on top. She spoke in a hoarse voice, “Is that you?”
He hugged her delicate body, rubbed her arms, and gently comforted her, “Yes, it’s me. Did you have a nightmare?”
It was such a response that tore open her longing for him hidden in the depths of her heart. It was as if she was bewitched.
She sniffed him crazily and greedily. There was a faint smell of sweat on his body. It wasn’t heavy.
Instead, it seemed more like a sign that he didn’t have time to tidy up because he rushed and came to see her from a long journey. It was particularly sexy. She kissed his protruded collar bone and enjoyed indulging in him exclusively.
She possessed every passing second and the time she couldn’t seize.
Her consciousness was in so much haze and daze that she couldn’t tell if this was the reality or the non-existent sleep paralysis demon.
She just wanted to hug him. In this way, she wouldn’t be afraid in the dark.
So she hugged him for a very long while. It was so long that she went into a daze. Her eyelids trembled as she forcefully kept them open.
Then, he suddenly turned over and pressed her into his arms. He kissed her hard and deeply as his warm lips covered her mouth. It was so deep that she could suffocate, yet she was enjoying it, too.
It was so unreal and dreamy. Whether it was real or not wasn’t important anymore. She just followed her heart as she responded to her entwinement with him. Her soul seemed to be forcefully pulled away, and only a shell that couldn’t think was left.
The intense passion that was accumulated caused her body to gradually sink into his arms.
When she heard him say, “I miss you so much,” in a daze, her eyes turned red for no reason. As her consciousness sank, she just felt that there was a huge hand caressing her belly with non-stop kisses. She just curled up in his arms like this. All her fears could be driven away, and she could fall asleep peacefully with him by her side.
The next day, when the sun rose up, Loredana rolled over and wanted to hug him. However, her touch was responded with ice-cold emptiness. There wasn’t anyone lying next to her.
She only slowly opened her eyes after she flickered her eyelashes for multiple times. The other side was empty. The bed sheet was also neat. It was obvious that there was no one, but last night felt so real and intense.
She felt that she wasn’t dreaming because the breathing and voice was too familiar. She quickly rose up and got out of bed. Then she pushed the bathroom door open, but there wasn’t anyone. She thought that he might not be here, so she quickly walked toward the living room and heard that there was a sound from the kitchen. A thought came to her mind, was that him?
She pretty much walked over briskly and blurted out with great anticipation, “Cor…”
But before she could say it out loud, she already saw the person inside. It wasn’t whom she expected it to be. Theresa Gordon was the one inside the kitchen.
Theresa was a bit hungry after she came back early in the morning, so she went to the kitchen to cook something up to eat. When she saw Loredana still in her pajamas, she asked, “You’re awake already? I cooked some hot and sour noodles. Do you want to eat some?”
When Loredana returned to her senses, she grabbed her messy hair. Was she having hallucinations? She turned around to look at her home. There wasn’t any sign that someone came here before at all. After thinking carefully, how could he possibly show up at midnight?
She pressed her temples. She must have had hallucinations. How could he suddenly show up in her room?
That didn’t make any sense at all. Even if he could come and find this place, it would be impossible for him to sneak into her room quietly.
Theresa came out as she carried the hot and sour noodles. The atmosphere was filled with the strong sour and spicy smell. She frowned as she looked at Theresa, “Are you eating this early in the morning? Won’t you get an upset stomach?”
Theresa put the hot and sour noodles on the table and sat down as she pulled a chair away, “I just suddenly wanted to eat this. It should be fine since it’s just one meal.”
Loredana turned around and entered the room, but she seemed to be thinking about something. So she turned around and looked at her, “Did you meet anyone?” “No,” Theresa lowered her head. She had already prepared herself, so she was able to answer Loredana’ questions smoothly. At most, she just didn’t dare look at her eyes. Because she was guilty.
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.