Chapter 2-2: A Late Awakening
At this very moment, she looked around contemplatively; then laughed lightly and went back to her room to freshen up.
Compared to what she had experienced in that nightmare; she had somehow returned to the time before the disaster 6 years ago.
And that meant, she was still attached to Dennis, giving her a chance to make it up to him.
Thinking about it, she sighed sadly.
He was a good person, but she had coldly rejected him, repeatedly, and even ran away from him.
However, he remained stubborn, and persistent even after their marriage.
In the end, it was a military engagement. So, it was really hard for her to solve it with her situation and background.
And it was her fault for not understanding his feelings.
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Thinking about love, it seemed mysterious and new.
Everything she knew about it or heard, was not good and she did not understand it at all.
Despite this, he continued to cling to her passionately, despite the temptation, until her last breath.
Only at this point, she regretted it deeply. This man was definitely irreplaceable.
The shower, it didn't take her time.
When she came out, she was wearing a bathrobe. Her pink hair that looked pale had rebelled against the towel because of its length.
Her long eyelashes, had danced under her shaded eyelashes and those blue eyes, repeatedly.
After a few small steps, she looked in the mirror, then contemplated.
After refreshing, her white skin had acquired a bit of a blush, and she looked somewhat healthy.
And this was one of the symptoms that she had to endure, unfortunately.
Without wasting any more time, she walked towards the closet.
She chose blue pants with a loose, long-sleeved, white cotton sweater. Grey shoes, along with a backpack, and a coat; then she went to dry her hair.
When she was done, and made sure she was tidy, she left the room.
From afar, Leon was enjoying a cup of coffee with some cake.
As soon as he saw her, his expression immediately blossomed and he offered her a cup of chocolate milkshake with some cream as she liked, along with a cupcake.
"Thank you" she complimented. “It looks delicious”
Only then did Leon cough hard as a result. He accidentally caught his breath to the point of suffocation.
Quickly, she offered him a cup of water; she look at him without understanding.
He was truly surprised and shocked.
'Where did she learn to say such words?'
'Ki-Ki doesn't know how to talk sweetly, not even a single compliment! Where did she learn it?'
For a moment, his elegant and faltering features flushed. It seemed so strange to him.
“I'm fine, I'm really fine, don't worry”
After a temporary bout of sharp coughing, his pale skin regained its color, his ragged breathing calmed after a temporary disturbance, and he reassured her with his French accent.
He was really happy with this.
When Caroline was reassured about his condition and made sure that he was okay, she didn't pay attention to him anymore.
Simply put, she took the initiative to sip the delicious milk from her cup and enjoy what he had made.
After some time, she cleaned the table. She took his things from in front of him, then started washing them quietly; with a childish look stuck on her face.
And this was a rare occurrence.
Somehow, he felt a painful prick in his stomach. It was a suspicious pain.
'Something...something doesn't bode well..'
And without further deepening his thinking, he pushed the idea out of his head and decided to change.
When he straightened, he looked at her and sighed. 'What could he do with her?'
Suddenly, she woke up after getting sick and decided to clean up.
'When did she help with cleaning in the first place'
Well, that was really harsh on her, a little?
After 20 minutes, Leon chose simple and elegant clothes in light colors, under the shade of his leather jacket and changed his clothes.
He combed his golden hair back, then sprayed some sweet French perfume on it and walked elegantly towards her.
"Ki-Ki!" "..Let's go!"
Caroline, who had been standing near the entrance waiting for him.
She looked at him in surprise, while he approached her, adjusting the angle of her colorful bangs, slowly, and then they walked together in synchrony downward.
When Secretary Kim saw them together, she smiled transparently at them and wished them a nice day.
Leon, at the time, secretly laughed at her wrong belief about them, but he did not comment.
He really enjoyed it, albeit a temporary feeling.
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The weather outside wasn't warm, it seemed changeable.
Those misty, rainy clouds have settled like passing ships in the harbor, carrying their burdens, announcing the approaching end of autumn and the beginning of winter.
When she arrived at the dark blue Mercedes car of the latest edition; she took the first seat on the other side in the front.
Leon, who looked at her in surprise, raised an eyebrow. "Ki-Ki. You're not going to get in your car?" He wondered.
'This girl, she did the impossible to evade their grip, even though she seemed obedient sometimes, and for a while'
“No” she took a deep breath, then put on her seat belt.
Looking at her, he seemed satisfied.
“Will you buy a gift?” He resumed again, with a wrinkled brow, inquiring.
“Um.. yes” she replied with a smile, fiddled with the phone a little, then pointed to a location via GPS, so he could look at her.
"Okay"
"Let's stop here, at this store" Her thick, long eyelashes fluttered brightly, for him to nod his head in agreement, in sync.
"Of course" he said, then set off towards a quick and short road.
"Thank you"
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When they arrived at the place she had chosen, the design inside and out looked ethereal and elegant.
Cream, white and gray were the dominant colours.
It also occupied these two floors for more than 100 metres.
The first floor was dedicated to collecting expensive antiques and calligraphy tools. As for the second, it was converted into a library for reading and drinking coffee.
In her past life and even now, Mr. Ivan, her foster father, had been interested in ethereal calligraphy and its tools.
Even though he was a military man, he kept practicing at every opportunity, which made him feel proud.
So, without any delay, she pulled Leon's arm, leading him inside with her, searching for the original product, worried that it might be lost it.
"Look" she gestured in that direction with spontaneous enthusiasm.
It was a black fountain pen, with silver trim, an expensive brand, with limited cartridges, in a black box.
“Nice, will you buy this?”
"Um, Daddy will love it, I'm sure"
And this was the first gift, and it wouldn't be the last either.
By the time the gift was wrapped.
Her facial expressions were amusing, to someone.
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