Filed to story: Sweetheart Do You Still Love Me
Speaking of the child in her belly, Cecelia couldn’t help but show a contemptuous smile. “Yozan, just because I’m pregnant with your child doesn’t mean I want to be with you. Do you think I would use a child to threaten you to be with me? Don’t be silly. It’s just a child. The Yhorman Family can afford to raise it. Or is it that you think this child is important and must be taken back to the Harley Family?”
“You know that the one I really care about isn’t the child.”
Cecelia didn’t seem to understand as she asked, “Mr. Harley, are you worried that you won’t have an heir? Surely you won’t be lacking in that aspect…”
“You!”
“What about me? Don’t you understand what I’m saying?” With that, Cecelia no longer wanted to look Yozan in the eye.
Pointing at the door and lifting her chin, she said, “Mr. Harley, please leave now and don’t ever show up again.”
Yozan clenched his fists, making a cracking sound.
“What are you waiting for? Do I have to personally show you out?” Cecelia was very clear in her goal to drive him away. As soon as the words fell, a loud slamming sound echoed through the room, almost scaring her. Luckily, he was gone.
Cecelia calmed her racing heart and turned her head only to meet Elspeth’s scrutinizing gaze.
“Why did you say something so insincere?” Cecelia’s attempt to deceive was exposed, causing her to feel a little ashamed as she touched her nose.
“What are you talking about? I just don’t want him to bother me again. I don’t really like him that much.”
“Is that so?”
“Yes… Okay, let’s not talk about that anymore. Miss Lynwood, are you here to visit me today?” Cecelia and Elspeth didn’t know each other, but she was grateful to Elspeth for jumping into the water to save her.
As for that guy… Let’s not mention him.
“Yes, Yelena invited me to visit you. I have some free time, so I came. By the way, where’s Yelena?” Elspeth looked around but didn’t see Yelena anywhere.
Elspeth looked at Cecelia, who shrugged helplessly. “Don’t you know that that couple is all lovey- dovey? They came empty-handed, so I sent them to buy some fruit downstairs.”
Just as she finished speaking, Yelena’s clear voice exploded at the door. “Cecelia, we’re back!”
“Great, did you buy the mangosteens I wanted?”
Yelena presented a pile of fruits to Cecelia with a beaming smile. “Of course! Not just mangosteens, but every fruit you love to eat. You have no idea how good Hank’s memory is; he remembers every fruit you like!”
Cecelia’s eyes glistened briefly before she smiled. “That’s good then. After all, we grew up together. If he couldn’t remember these things, I’d be mad.”
Cecelia cast a glance at Hank, who looked normal, and she felt slightly relieved.
“When you’re discharged tomorrow, I’ll take you out for a meal to make up for it,” Yelena said, holding Cecelia’s hand like she had found a kindred spirit. The two women had similar personalities, and they chatted non-stop. It wasn’t until Elspeth cleared her throat in the corner to announce her presence that Yelena noticed her.
“Elspeth, you’re here!” Yelena’s eyes lit up, and she was about to rush over and pounce on Elspeth when Elspeth put a finger to her forehead.
“Slow down. Don’t fall over.”
Yelena sat down next to Elspeth and picked up a peach to eat. “When did you get here?”
“I’ve been here for about 10 minutes,” Elspeth replied.
“It’s weird that Yozan didn’t come today. How rare,” Yelena said after taking a bite.
“Does he usually come?” Elspeth asked.
When the topic was brought up, Yelena was so eager to talk about it that she didn’t even bother eating her peach. “Yozan is really persistent. He keeps coming even after being rejected every time,” Yelena said with a sigh.
“He was here just now,” Elspeth said.
Yelena was momentarily stunned before realization struck her. “No wonder the place is such a mess. I thought it was Cecelia who accidentally broke the glass. Looks like things got pretty heated. It’s okay, I’ll clean up in a bit.”
Elspeth had observed everyone carefully and thought that this matter was not so simple, and even Cecelia seemed more complex than she appeared. “So, what’s the deal between Cecelia and that man?”
Yelena was about to speak, but Cecelia interjected loudly, “Hey, can you two please consider the feelings of the people involved? Shouldn’t I be the one to explain my own affairs?”
Yelena indeed felt like she crossed the line, so she awkwardly smiled and stuck out her tongue. “Okay, you go ahead.”
Cecelia sighed deeply. “Here’s the thing…”
As Elspeth listened to her account, she suddenly felt like she knew this story all too well. In fact, Elspeth could still vividly recall it herself.
Four years ago, Cecelia left Damoria to study abroad. It was her first time traveling so far from home, and she never thought she would leave her family or her neighbor Hank, but she wanted to pursue her dreams, so going abroad was the best choice. So, she said goodbye to her parents and Hank, and set out on her journey to a foreign country. The Yhorman Family was a big family involved in business, so they naturally wouldn’t let her suffer out there alone. They arranged everything for her, but…
On her third day there, she met someone. It was a Friday, and she came back to her small villa after school only to find a person covered in blood at her doorstep. The boy was wearing an expensive dress shirt and seemed to be a scion of a wealthy family who was being pursued by his enemies. He also looked like a Charic. Her mom had told her to help out fellow countrymen when abroad and a host of other things… but her life was more important. Despite feeling sorry for him, Cecelia chose to protect herself, because what if she was also targeted for retaliation? She threw a bottle of medicine at him from inside the house and called the ambulance, but the bottle of medicine hit Yozan on the head. Yozan had thought that this young girl, who looked quite kind, would help him, but he never expected her to be so clever. The impact from the bottle made his discomfort even worse.
“I…” His voice was hoarse, and he was about to reach out, but Cecelia yelled at him from behind the window with a look of nervousness on her face.
“Okay, stop. I know you may be seriously injured, and I’ve called the police for you, but… um, don’t come over, and don’t say you know me. It’s not easy for a young girl like me to live alone abroad. Let’s just be strangers.”
Cecelia laughed nervously and quickly closed the window. Yozan never expected to encounter such a ridiculous situation, but fortunately, the ambulance arrived quickly, and he was carried away on a stretcher. Before leaving, he took a deep look at the window, where a figure could be seen vaguely moving.
“Is she so afraid of death?” He smirked and let out a hoarse laugh.
Cecelia thought she had gotten herself into big trouble because she had been feeling like someone was following her recently. Every day after school, she would look around to make sure she was safe before continuing on her way. As she walked, she silently cursed her father for buying a villa in such a remote location.
“I pray for my safety as a young girl living alone abroad,” she closed her eyes and prayed, but the next second, she bumped into someone’s chest.
Cecelia lifted her head and saw a boy in front of her with a smile on his face, looking at her with amusement. “Why are you praying?”
Cecelia’s face turned red, and because she didn’t know the boy in front of her, she stepped back warily.
“Who are you?” Cecelia asked.
Pointing at his own name tag and spreading his hands, the boy said with a shrug, “Your classmate.”
Cecelia was too nervous to notice that the boy was wearing the same school uniform as her, and he looked particularly handsome in it with broad shoulders, a narrow waist, and long legs. His height of 6 feet 1 inches could make anyone fall for him.
“Do you remember me, Cecelia?” The boy called her by her name so easily that Cecelia panicked.
“Not only did you follow me, but you also investigated me!”
“I didn’t. Your name is on your name tag,” Yozan said, looking a bit helpless. He wondered if this girl was really the second-ranked student in their class. Cecelia glanced at his name tag, where she saw his name, Yozan Harley, in big letters.
“Why did you follow me?” Cecelia asked nervously.
“I didn’t follow you. I’m just walking home with you,” Yozan said naturally, taking Cecelia’s bag and slinging it over his shoulder.
Cecelia suddenly exclaimed, “That’s my bag! Give it back to me!”
Yozan weighed the bag in his hand and asked, “What’s inside?”
Cecelia blushed and said, “Why do you ask so many questions?”
“If you don’t tell me, I’ll look inside myself,” Yozan said with a grin.
Yozan was about to open the bag when Cecelia quickly grabbed his hand and said, “Stop it! I’ll tell you!”
“Books,” she explained.
“And?” Yozan asked.
“A camera,” Cecelia said.
“What else?”
“Umm… sanitary pads,” Cecelia said.
Yozan touched his nose and decided not to ask any more questions.
The two of them walked along the busy street, and Yozan’s handsome face attracted many foreign women’s admiring glances. Cecelia looked at him and secretly labeled him as a ‘flamboyant peacock’.
