Chapter 23: Chapter 23

-22-a month later.

"This world is full of miseries, but you are an amazing piece of craft. So amazing. that you can create a world full of love for yourself. If not. maybe You can find someone who can love you in that world full of miseries. Who can create moments of happiness for you? Because Love is always patient. It is always Kind." [Ifveen]

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The deep voice of Christian made her body shudder in goosebumps as she tried to jump out of his arms.

"Honey. Just stay for two minutes more."

Glancing at the wall clock, she saw ten minutes had passed away since the time he had hugged her. Yet he wasn't allowing her to leave his arms. She clutched her pink shirt to avoid what sensations His bare skin was causing her as his hand was caressing her back bravely.

"What are you doing Mind.? Riley said but was cut short when he took his arm back and left her with a kiss on her forehead.

"it's enough you can go now, honey."

She looked up at him in confusion.

"Huh?"

"I said you can go now. Honey." He said again.

But Riley felt a slight amount of anger in his voice.

Nevertheless, she stood up and put her hand in the basin of water taking it back to the bathroom.

"Ah. It hurts. This feeling down there." He said to himself as his lips twitched in embarrassment. He placed his palm over his heaving chest. He almost lost control of himself yet again. It seemed whenever she was near 'control' word seemed to have extincted from his dictionary.

He had got the boner thrice this week just because of his sweet innocent wife. Yet he wanted to maintain his image of a man who won't be controlled by his desires.

'It's not the time yet.' Christian thought in his head. They are connected by a small thread with the large difference between their class in society. He needed to control his desire. In the current situation, he had to suppress himself.

Somewhat analogous to Christian, Riley thought about the whole situation, where he had forcibly hugged her. Maybe not forcibly but when she was in a daze. Yet there was no denying that in the current environment she equally wanted him.

There might be certain factors that had influenced her, like his attractive naked body. Riley blushed at that. What was wrong with her? She was drooling. He was a beggar yet her savior. She had dealt with people's weird behavior. But his weirdness pattern was too different to comprehend. The man who was hugging her ten minutes before begging her to remain in his arms rejected her ten minutes later. It was confusing. Yet she still liked that about him. For a second she wanted to clarify what he thinks about her. Yet decided against it. There was no turning back now that she had started liking him a little more than what she was supposed to. It remained the question of whether it was a liking towards the man or a common friend.

"Come out Honey. Help me get dressed."

The deep voice of Christian vibrated the whole bathroom as she adjusted the basin, placing it in the bathtub.

Leaving the bathroom she helped him to put on the shirt pulling the blanket over tightly over his body.

Smiling she said, "Sleep, tight Honey."

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[A Month later]

Christian had been discharged from the hospital recently, And his condition has gotten way better than it was supposed to be in a month. His neck had completely healed. The fractures in his leg and arm were still healing. Riley had arranged a high-class physiotherapist for him at home who was arranged secretly by his assistant Cynthia but Riley doesn't need to know that. There were two physiotherapy sessions that he had to attend every day. And With the help of Dr. Justin, He can now walk with a little assistance.

There was no news Of his sister Emma though. He had talked to her on the phone 15 days later to the accident. Pretending to go on a business trip in Paris for fear that she might accidentally come to New York to meet him. But it seemed she was quite busy since there was no other call of her after that. He decided to check on her after his walking session.

Currently, He and Riley we're going to the park near their house to take a walk. It had been their daily routine for a few days now, to take a walk in the lapse of nature and talk about how their days went.

"What's wrong Mindy? Where are you lost?" Riley questioned him adjusting his arm on her shoulder.

"Ah. It's nothing Honey. Just thinking about how much I have troubled you in the last month."

"Are you crazy Mindy? You haven't troubled me at all. Instead, You have saved me from death. I am really lucky to have you. Besides, taking care of people who we care about isn't troubling. It's satisfying."

Christian didn't hear the other words, she said, he only heard of "the people we care about."

It seemed he had made great progress in her heart. He smiled at her a real genuine smile.

"Do you care about me, Honey?" Christian questioned wanting to hear from her lips that she meant it or not.

"I. Yes, I do care about you," Riley admitted that.

The woman who was usually cold to people accepting that she cares about him to a man she met 40 days earlier. He felt intoxicated with happiness. It appeared she was warming up to him pretty quickly.

Helping him to sit on the nearby bench.

She laid a red sheet on the ground placing the fruits basket she had purposely taken there before she took him out.

Placing the cushions, so that she won't have to worry about him getting restless on sitting on the stoned floor, she stood up. Placing a hand in front of him she asked to help him.

"Come Mindy. How about you sit here?"

The sun was setting and had lit the entire park in the blaze of golden sunlight and She seemed to be glowing under the golden hues of it.

Nodding at her, he placed his hand in hers. Enjoying the warmth she radiated.

Supporting him Riley managed to carefully make him sit upon the cushion.