Chapter 42: Chapter 42

Jack seized the opportunity and prodded into her mouth to deepen each other’s touch and shared each other’s taste.

Arya felt a sucking sensation on her tongue and her heart jumped went out of rhythm and started beating erratically.  She felt a sudden hard surface at her back. The grip on her waist tightened and the kiss continued.

She didn’t even realize when they moved towards the nearby tree. Her mind became dizzy and even though she had shown some reaction, he did not give her any chance of retreat or hesitation.

His arms snaked around his waist possessively.

He was very strong and overbearing.

This is a very imposing kiss!

He held tightly to her waist, cupped the back of her head and crushed her tightly to him.  His tongue entwined with hers and they looked very intimate.

After long while Jack released her lip but held her tight from the waist to keep her close. Arya was muddleheaded and dizzy. She placed her head and his chest to lean against him. Both were panting heavily.

A light breeze blew and the fragrance of flower drifted out of nowhere. Arya was a bit confused.

This kiss made her feel sweet and confused.

She closed her eyes.

She liked the feeling of being held by him, she likes the imposing way he kissed her, she likes his strong arms and also likes his clean fresh taste.

She likes him!

Suddenly, Arya’s heart jumped.

She likes him!

She likes him!

Instantly she pushed away his arms and looked into his eyes.  His gaze was deep, passionate and his expression gentle.  And she could only feel her face burning red and her heart thumping furiously.

This is a mess!

How can he kiss her like this and how can she be enjoying his kiss?

Suddenly, she felt angry with him, and also felt angry with herself!

She glared at him, and Jack’s face turned ashen.

“Arya, is my kiss that bad?”   He roared at her.

Her reply was to give him a kick and then quickly ran off.

She ran very fast, ignoring Jack’s loud shouts behind her.  In fact, the more he called after her, the faster she ran.

Arya ran down the street in one breath and when she saw a taxi, she flagged it down and escaped in it.  After the taxi was half-way on the journey, she began to feel bad and scolded herself for being stupid.  Why did she take a taxi when a bus would be so much better!

But then, now is not the time to be thinking of the taxi fare.  Her heart is still jumping furiously and she was in a mess.  She was in trouble…!! Oh god, where are her glasses? She must have left it on the bench.

Wait! that's not a problem.

She was in trouble!!!

In short, their beautiful friendship was ruined.

But she did not want it to be like this.  She really cherished their friendship so much.  She felt upset.  She had depended on this friendship with him to live.  What can she do now?  Her spiritual support had become a mess.

She had already learned a lesson before.  Once she steps out of line, she will be destroyed!  Can they get along as easily as they had done before?  Can they have heart to heart talks and gossip without restraint as they had done before?

He had been stressed out today.  She actually followed him and acted in a crazy manner.

Wrong!  It should be said that he had a beastly attack today and he even dared to lay his hands on her!  Such a rogue!

Unfortunately, her behaviour was even worse than his.  Female rogue!

This is a mess!

Arya cried without tears. What have they done?

Her cell phone rang endlessly and the ringing made her heart trembled with fear.  She picked up the phone and looked……it was Jack.  When the phone rang again, she looked again and it was Jack again.

Helplessly, she turned her cell phone’s ringing to vibrate and dared not answer the calls.

Upon reaching home, she greeted Sophia in a hurry and without chatting about her trip back home, she quickly went into her room to hide.  After spending more than an hour in her room, her cell phone showed 20 missed calls.

Arya was scared half to death and could not help but think of a question.  Why would Jack feel happy to see numerous missed calls on his phone but she would feel scared?

He is really abnormal…….

And she is not abnormal enough……..

She paced back and forth in her room and wanted very much to look for someone to talk about this.

How should this kind of relationship be repaired?  She cannot ask Soph about this again since her logic will start from love again.

But Arya did not want it to be like this.

She had pursued Jack before and she knew it was not possible for them to be together!

It was not only the problem of whether they like each other but there was also the cruel reality in front of them.  His ex-girlfriend Shelly O’Brien is the living example.  With Shelly’s qualities, even the love between Cinderella and the Prince had to retreat in defeat.  What more of someone like her who belongs to average middle class family.

That aside, she herself had already set her own direction.  The partner she is looking for must not be his type.  Actually, Mr. Chandler Wilson, that warm-hearted passer-by seems to be very suitable for her…….

Stop, stop!

Arya reminded herself that she could not shift her focus now.  She had to concentrate on the matter of Jack and think clearly.

In short, the situation now is a bit chaotic and unclear.  Not to mention that their respective feelings and attitudes were not possible for them to live their life together.  Even if both their families meet, it would also be a tragedy.

She is thinking too far ahead……too far ahead!

In this life, there will never be a possibility that the two families will want to meet.

Anyway, to say this kiss is purely a friendly act is a bit absurd now.

But she really did not want to lose him.

She felt sad as she sat on the edge of the bed.  She really wants to grab hold of Jack and shake him and ask him………Why did he kiss her?  Why did he destroy the relationship between them?

She wants to shake him hard, shake his head hard and ask why he was so destructive!

Well, she may not be able to shake him due to the difference in their stature but it’s always possible to give him a few more kicks.  Just now, it seems that she had only given him one kick.  What a pity!

While she was deep in her muddled thoughts, suddenly the phone on the bed rang loudly.  She jumped with fright and her heartbeat raced.  She did not dare to look but she could not control herself.  Fortunately, this time when she took a look, the call was from Cindy.

Arya quickly answered the call.  At this time, she really needed a friend’s comfort.

“Arya, what did you do to anger Jack?”  Those were the first words that came from Cindy.

Arya was stunned.  “What?  What happened to Jack?”

“He called Mark and roared for half an hour.  I didn’t hear clearly, I only heard your name.”

Wow, this stinky man actually called Mark to complain about her?

“Can you help me by calling Mark and asked what Jack told him?”

“I can’t do it now, he is out.  He said Jack asked him out for a drink.  Since he is not around, I called you to gossip.

What did you do to Dr. Jack?”

“What do you think I can do to him?  Why don’t you ask what he did to me?”

“Okay then what did he do to you?”  Cindy’s spirit of gossip was burning hot at this moment.

“I…….”  For a moment Arya was speechless.  She actually also could not tell clearly what was happening.  It was just that she had enjoyed a kiss then she became muddle-headed, disorientated and confused.

“Wow with this response……what is actually the matter?  Quick, tell me!”

Arya felt the onslaught of a headache.  “I can’t figure it out now.  Wait until I’ve sorted it out and I’m clear about it then I’ll tell you.”

“Really?  Remember, you’re not allowed to hide any secrets.”  Cindy’s tone made Arya feel that Mark is a bad influence on her friend.

“Okay, I won’t hide any secrets.  But in order for me to figure out what’s going on as soon as possible, you’ve to help me find out from Mark what Dr. Jack said to him.”

“You don’t have to remind me, I will definitely ask because I’m so curious!  Arya, you’re really awesome!  That is Jack!  He roared for half an hour and I had kept watch on the time.  He actually went on for more than half an hour, not any less.”

Arya’s face was filled with black lines.  Her adorable girlfriend was gone and to her despair, her girlfriend had become the female version of Mark. Mark behaves like a rogue, talks like a rogue and has a heart of gold.

Arya hung up the phone feeling even more confused and a little scared.  It must have been a great spectacle to see Mr. Poisonous breathe out poison for more than half an hour.  Fortunately, she did not answer his calls or else she would have to risk her life.

Wait…..wait…..Arya had a sudden thought.

She quickly called Cindy again.

“Cindy, quickly call your Mark and tell him that tonight, Dr. Jack had not taken his dinner after work.  Tell him to ask Dr. Jack if he had eaten anything.  Dr. Jack had also said he felt a slight pain in his stomach.  He can’t drink alcohol in this condition.  Tell Mark not to let him drink too much.”

Cindy was very excited to receive her instructions to call Mark.  After a while, she gave a return call to Arya.

“Mark told me he said already……and he didn’t even say your name But Jack only told him ~ Let that woman come to me and tell me herself!”

In Arya’s mind, she could imagine the excited gossip-hungry expressions on the faces of the two people, Cindy and Mark, but very quickly it was replaced by the poison breathing image of the Mr. Poison tongue.

She let out a big breath and stroked the picture on her cell phone screen.  It is better to have this type of temperament.

But that stinky man did not eat and was drinking…..what does he actually want to do?

The more she thought, the more worried she became and she called Cindy again.  “Cindy, do you know how Dr. Jack went there?  Did he drive himself?  Give Mark a call and tell him to remind Dr. Jack not to drive after drinking.”

“I know.  When Mark went out, I told him not to drive.  Since they are drinking, they should be aware of what they are doing.”

“Dr. Jack is not aware of anything.  He has a past record of driving after drinking.  Please help me to tell Mark this.”

After a while, Cindy gave her a return call again.  “Mark said Jack told him again ~ Let that woman come and speak for herself!”

Arya twitched her mouth and felt angry.  This man is really hateful.

She sat down again for ten minutes but she really could not sit still any longer.  Mark, that guy is also someone who loves to create trouble and is not dependable.  She really could not control herself and dialed Jack’s number.  The result was Jack did not answer.

So she had to dial Mark’s number and he answered.

On the other side of the phone, Mark deliberately shouted loudly.  “Arya darling, are you missing me?  Why are you calling me?  Do you want to come over and drink with us?”

Arya knew his words were intentional and really wanted to do a recording so she could let Cindy listen…….listen to her Mark’s lack of morality.  “Boss, it’s better for you all to drink less.  Dr. Jack is in a bad mood today and he had also worked overtime.  You’d better advise him.  How much have the both of you drunk?”

Mark laughed and sounded very sober.  “We didn’t drink much, we can still fight.  Don’t help him to look for an excuse of being in a bad mood.  He is very arrogant tonight and I’m on the verge of bashing him now.”

She let out a sigh.  She knew that these two people would really fight if they wanted to.  It was their special way of expressing their friendship.  She really had no choice and asked.  “Boss Mark, can you pass the phone to Dr. Jack?”

She heard the muffled voices of Mark talking to Jack on the other side.  Then Jack’s drunken voice roared over.  “No……let that woman come and speak for herself!”

Damn!  Must it be the same sentence every time?

She gritted her teeth and asked Mark politely.  “Can you please tell me where are you guys?”

Immediately, Arya rushed over there.

When she reached the bar where Mark and Jack were drinking, at a glance she could see the two of them lying lazily on the sofa in a booth.  A beautifully dressed woman was striking up a conversation with Jack.

As Arya walked over with a belly full of jealousy, she could hear the woman ask.  “Handsome, do you want company?”

Jack sneered and answered.  “Before asking this question, you should have asked me first whether I am pleased with you.”  That heavy mocking remark made the woman’s expression sank instantly but Arya felt better.  Mark was laughing loudly at the side and shouted.  “If you had asked me, my answer would certainly be more polite.”

The woman turned away and Arya brushed shoulders with the woman as she walked past and stood in front of Jack.

Jack stared at her for a long while and then suddenly smiled.  “Oh, look who is here……”

Mark coolly replied.  “It’s that woman whom you have scolded the whole night.”

She ignored their ridicule and asked Jack.  “Have you taken your dinner?”

“No.”  Jack answered firmly.

Mark sitting at the side looked at the both of them and smiled.

“Did you drive here?”

“Yes.”  Jack nodded his head.

She stretched out her hand to pull him and thought he would be put up some resistance.  Unexpectedly, he meekly let her pull him up.

“You should eat something and then take a bath before you go to bed.  Leave the car here and come back to pick it up later.”

“Are you controlling me?”  Jack asked but did not shake off her hand.

She turned around and looked at Mark.  He had an expression of enjoying the show and when he saw her looking at him, he hastily spread out his hands and said.  “I can’t control him.  He is very fierce.  I’m going home.  My Cindy will be worried about me.”

She glared at Mark and knew he was not dependable.  She ignored him and pulled Jack away.  Jack did not resist and meekly walked outside with her.

Once they walked out of the bar, the deafening music finally disappeared.  The surroundings quieten down a lot and at the same time, the air became fresher.

She let out a breath and holding Jack’s hand, she walked a few steps forward.  She wanted to ask him whether he prefers to eat porridge or something else.  She turned around but before she could open her mouth to ask, she felt her wrist tightened and she was pulled into his arms.

Before she could react, she felt her body turn around and her eyes became blurry.  She was pressed against the corner of a wall by the roadside.  His lips pressed down tightly and he kissed her hard on her lips.

Arya was taken aback.  She struggled and let out a soft cry.  She was pinned against the wall and his body pressed tightly on her making her unable to move.

She felt angry and turned her face away to avoid his touch.  This hooligan! He held her wrists with one hand and with the other, he held up her chin.  Applying a little strength, he opened her mouth.

His tongue prodded into her mouth and sucked hard on her tongue.  He explored deeper and his kiss was overbearing and lingered on her lips.