“Just wear it, and stop resisting,” insisted Lucas impatiently.
I shot a glance in the direction of his voice. However, for some reason, the direction seemed to be off. Am I disoriented because the wind’s too strong?
“Let’s go back. The wind’s too strong, so it’s unsuitable for us two sicklings to stay here.” Lucas then took the strings away from me.
However, I was reluctant. “I want to stay here for a little while longer. I don’t know if I can be in such a comforting environment in the future.”
“It’s not nice for a girl like Jenny to be alone at home. If a stranger enters, it’ll be dangerous for her,” said Lucas hesitatingly. His tone sounded a bit weird as if he was suppressing something. Thinking that his illness was acting up again, I stopped insisting and left with him.
His bodyguard pushed my wheelchair forward. He was much more thoughtful than Lucas. When Lucas pushed my wheelchair, he was not that stable and would sometimes roll it over the pebbles. However, this bodyguard was very skilled. As expected from a professional who’s been trained to take care of Lucas.
When we returned, Jenny was instructing the others to fix the rooftop. As she was busy, I did not disturb her. I was about to enter the house to drink a cup of warm water when someone passed one to me.
I could feel it beside my mouth as if the person was feeding it to me. Thinking that he was Lucas, I said exasperatedly, “I can’t see, but I can still move my hands. Not only have you fed me chicken soup, but you are feeding me water. Have you fallen in love with me?”
I was joking, but Lucas immediately stood up from the chair and waved his hands in denial. “Don’t spout nonsense, Yvonne. I only helped you once because you were unwell. Must you tease me like that?”
It was not a simple task to tease Lucas. In the past, he would rebuke me by saying that he was my fiancé and that I should remember him. I could already sense the resentment in his voice.
I chuckled. “Who’s the one who kept reminding me that you’re my fiancé? It’s rare of you to get this nervous.” When I said that, I could feel that the atmosphere was becoming tense. I shivered and wrapped the blanket tighter around myself.
“Ahem!” Lucas placed a hand over his mouth and cleared his throat. When he saw the man, who was standing at one side, glaring at him with bloodshot eyes, his heart thumped wildly. Why did he show up here? He looks so pathetic. His mustache is unshaved, and his eyes are bloodshot. It’s like he hasn’t slept in days.
From the moment that man appeared, he had been staring at Lucas with such resentment that it was as if the latter had done something to me.
“I’m just joking. Why did you take it so seriously?”
“I always feel awkward when you joke, okay? I’m glad that I can make you equally awkward. Oh, right. I told Jenny to cook some fish today. Why don’t you stay for dinner?” I asked with a smile.
“It’s fine. I’ll leave first.” As if something was chasing him away, Lucas stood up from the chair and ran toward the door. Suddenly, he stopped and said to me, “Um, I’ll leave one of my bodyguards with you. Just order him around. It’s unsafe to not have a man looking after your house. I heard that it’s quite dangerous here, with many homeless people committing crimes. He can protect you, and you can just order him around. You don’t have to stand on ceremony with me.”
“Wait, Lucas!” Why is he leaving his bodyguard with me? I was about to call Lucas back, but he had already left.
My mouth twitched as I glanced beside me and said to the air, “Sir, there are only two women here. It’s a bit inconvenient for us, so why don’t you go back?”
Despite so, the bodyguard did not say anything. Instead, he wheeled me to the sofa and helped me sit down. Then, he turned up the heater in the house, passed me an unpeeled orange, and walked to another place. From what I remembered, it was the kitchen.
“Sir? Sir?” I tried to call him back, but he ignored me. He slammed the kitchen door shut as if he was furious.
