Chapter46 Stay for the night, please?? (7)
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Kiara kept her distance from the man. She cussed in her heart for being unlucky. She can't be in the same room with him. She hates him, his aura, his presence and everything relating to him but something within her was making her uncomfortable. Why did her heart jump at his touch?? There is no way she will get herself hurt once more.
Feng Li coughed to break the silence.
"Let's be frank here...umm...the hatred you have...from range what to what are we talking about here" He sounded serious.
Kiara looked perplexed. She noticed him moving closer to her and in fear she drifted backwards.
"I mean from a range of zero to ten...how much do you hate me?" He ran his hand through his hair.
"..." The woman was beyond shocked by his question. What kind of question was that??.
Observing her bewildered expression, Feng Li smirked. He slowly took steps toward her and trapped her between himself and the distorted table behind her. Due to the close proximity between them, Kiara pushed him away but the man was too strong.
"You haven't answered me," He said as he lifted his hands to her hair. Habitually, he took a strand of her hair and played with it. After all these years, he was finally close to her. He missed her scent that it hurts so much. He missed everything single thing that belonged to her. He wasn't able to confess his love to her before she ran away from him. He had planned to propose to her back then but his dreams got destroyed.
But now, feeling her this close to him made him happy. So damn happy. But she belongs to someone else now. By that thought, his mood dropped. He lowered his hand and took hold of her chin to make her face him.
"Kiara" He called out in pain "Are you happy with him?"
The woman who had been thinking flinched when her chin was touched. Her eyes widened in confusion when she saw his sad expression. Why did it look as if he was in some sort of pain? Could he be in pain? Her heart pained for some reason. To hide her feelings, she lowered her head to the ground without knowing that single act had unintentionally hurt the man.
Thinking her silence meant yes, Feng Li felt something crush his heart. He tried to calm his damn boiling emotion to save his face but the pain in his heart was too much. Was love all about this? Sacrifice, Pain and Suffering.
"You still like him, don't you?" He acted cold and stepped backwards.
"En?" Kiara was yet again confused by his absurd questions. Who is the 'he' he is talking about?
Feng Li thought she was annoyed with his questions. He had a painful smile on his face as he sort to get the cigarette pack from his pocket. He fished one out and planned to light it when he saw Kiara's frozen and stunned look.
As if remembering something, he suddenly cursed himself in his heart and threw the cigarette to the floor.
"I am really sorry, i...forgot" He scratched the back of his neck and sat down at the far end of the room fearing he would cause more hatred for him in her heart. He became helpless and weak.
Kiara didn't think the man would have a cigarette with him. She thought he had stopped but clearly, he hasn't. Seeing him shifting away from her calmed her heart down. But why was she not happy with it?. Shrugging that off, she sat down by the fire to warm her body but occasionally, she would steal a glance at him.
"Back when we were dating, did something happen? Did someone hurt you?" Feng Li asked. The silence between them was eating him up so he decided to ask the question he had been holding in for the past seven years.
Kiara's face darkened when her wound was once again opened.
Coldly, she cried "Oh give me a break as if you don't know what you did back then...anyway I have forgotten everything and it would be better if you did too"
A voice in his head was yelling out to him to stop her. "You can't let that little woman belittle you..just because you love her doesn't mean she can hurt you over and over again...you should let me take control, I promise to teach her manners"
"Teach her manners my foot!! Why don't I teach you manners instead, you dimwit?" Another voice cried "Listen to your heart and not your mind...you definitely do not want more hatred from her...all you have to do is to endure all of her tantrums, she will come around soon...believe in your heart"
The former voice grunted and said "Cut the crap, you are only misleading him...lover boy, it would be better if you teach her a lesson or hold her as your captive...believe me, a year with you will make her yours again"
Feng Li glance her way and sighed in his heart. I don't think I can ever hurt her.
AN: Well, let's see about that in the future.
The night was getting colder and mild, the rain pouring heavily without having the thought of stopping. Inside the cottage, Kiara bit her lips when she saw the pitiful sight of the man. He was only with a shirt on and he was shivering badly.
Even if I detest him, I shouldn't let him die and most importantly not in my hands. Thinking about that, she approached the man. His back was facing her as he cuddled like a child, so she didn't see his face clearly if he was already asleep. Still, she bent down and covered him with the huge blanket she found a while ago. He was shivering so badly that she brought her hand to his forehead and pursed to feel it burning.
This crazy man!!! He never changes. How can she give him some sense?. What was he doing here in the first place? Didn't he have a driver or something? Gosh.
"You are still as childish and dumb as before" She mumbled and got up.
Two minutes later, she removed the pot from the fire and dipped the towel inside it.
Thank goodness the owner of this place had a pot and a towel, otherwise, that man would have died of fever.
She squeezed it and tried to set him up but he was too strong for her. What to do now? He is getting worse. She stood up and paced around the room thinking of what to do. Thinking of a plan, she spoiled her mouth and cried out fake tears.
Do I have to do that? Well, do I have any choice?
She screamed inwardly and sat back down on the floor. She took in a deep breath as she placed the man on her lap. Well, here goes nothing. She took the warm towel and spread it on his forehead.
I am doing it not because I want to but because I have no other option. She reassured herself.
When the towel got cold, she refilled it and that went on and on until the fever died down. Feeling relief, she removed the man's head from her lap and stood up but the man grabbed her wrist.
"Don't leave please" He cried drowsily. "Stay...please"
Kiara definitely didn't listen to him. She successfully took her wrist from his hold and scoffed.
"In your dreams, if you think I will fall for your tric...." She wasn't able to finish her statement when she heard him throw something from his mouth. She quickly rushed to his side and saw him vomiting.
What the hell is happening? Wasn't he healthy a couple of hours ago? He had danced with me, didn't he?. She grumbled and asked herself "What have you gotten yourself into now?" she palm faced herself and felt like crying.
She wanted to shout out "Feng Li!! You piece of dog, when will you leave my life?" but him vomiting again made her swallow the words.
It is not a big deal ok...you have done this with Ayra and Alvina. You just have to let your anger go for this night and stay with him until he is ok.
The man stirred from his sleep and mumbled something while Kiara was cleaning the vomit. "I miss you every day...it is like I was in hell...and it hurts so bad, so please for this night let me be in heaven for once. Take me to heaven for once, please...Stay for the night, please??"
"..." What the fuck is he spouting? And what's with the heaven thing?.
"Kiara please"
The woman was just about to clean his lips when he called her name. She looked at his sleeping face and felt something tugged on her chest that hurt her. She unconsciously ran her hand on his face and smiled. She thought back to when he had pleaded with her to come back then but she refused to.
He isn't hurting because of me, is he??.