I looked back at the silent Christopher. He had his eyebrows raised without the slightest means to speak to Sabrina. Thus, I could only explain to her myself. “Sabby, Christopher… is here with me.”
“What? How did he manage to find such a remote place? Did you tell him?” Sabrina exclaimed as she simply couldn’t believe it.
“No. I only found out today. I—”
Christopher impatiently interrupted, “I’m right here, doing well. Tell my family to stop creating a fuss. It’s annoying. I will visit them with my wife in a few days.”
“Christopher, how… how did you find Eve? Did Zach tell you?” Sabrina asked cautiously.
“It’s not him. Ugh… Do you know that you’re very annoying? Everything was going smoothly until you called. Are you happy now? The next time you’re doing it with Zach, I’ll call and make him work—”
Toot… Toot… Toot…
Sabrina hung up the call instantly as she couldn’t stand the impatient Christopher.
Meanwhile, Christopher casually tossed the phone to the couch and continued to hug my waist while leaning against the sofa. I quietly glanced at him. Ever since I met him on the beach, he had a sullen look, and he never smiled. Now, he returned to his usual tone of speech, but he was still not smiling. His face was cold and emotionless, just like a zombie.
Thus, I reached out and carefully poked his cheek. “Christopher!”
Even so, he remained still and ignored me, so I leaned over and nuzzled against his chest. Then, I nudged his cheeks even harder and called out his name, “Christopher…” I dragged the last syllable on purpose. Even I got goosebumps from hearing my own voice.
“What?” He turned his head and asked.
“Nothing. I just wanted to call out your name.” I gave him a coy smile.
“Hmph!” He turned his head away and ignored me. After a while, he got up and walked to the kitchen. I wanted to follow him, but before I could go into the kitchen, he casually slammed the door in front of my face.
I touched the tip of my nose and sighed before I quietly returned to the living room. Then, I noticed Jenny sticking her head in. She made sure that Christopher wasn’t around before rushing in, then she handed me a piece of white silk cloth. “The doctor gave this to you. He said to use it to cover your eyes. It’s good for your eyes, and you can see through it.”
I took the silk cloth and secured it to my eyes. It was soft and had a feather-like weight. After covering my eyes with it, everything appeared a tad blur, but I could still see clearly.
I knew Christopher would not be angry at me for too long. After all, we both knew about the condition of my illness. However, his sudden appearance ruined our plans. At that point, I didn’t even know what would happen in the future.
After that, I sneakily gave Darius a call to tell him that I was safe so the Lane family would not worry about me. In the end, I asked him, “Darius, did you tell Christopher that I’m here?”
I figured if Sabrina and Zachary didn’t say anything, then the only possible culprit would be Darius. He was in a relationship with my mother back then, and he also had a good impression of me. Additionally, he wasn’t with the person he loved, so he wouldn’t want Christopher to end up in his shoes.
Darius didn’t deny it. “Chris is a very clever person. He reckoned that you are still alive with just a few clues, and he begged me not to keep anything from him any longer. Yvonne, I do respect you, but I’m sorry for ruining your plans. Even so, I don’t regret it as we have no right to decide on Chris’ behalf. He should make his own decisions.”
Upon hearing those words, I couldn’t help but feel guilty. Indeed, we’re not God, and we don’t have the right to decide anything for anyone. However, I selfishly made decisions for Christopher. I wanted what I thought was the best for him, but that wasn’t what he wanted.
After some time, Christopher came out of the kitchen. He sat on the sofa and waved a finger at Jenny pompously. Instantly, Jenny quickly ran toward the kitchen.
“You! Sit down and don’t move!” I wanted to look, but I was petrified when Christopher glared at me.
