Chapter 48: Chapter 48

I shoved him up and stood up from my position on his lap. I was fortunate that I was not overheard when I growled, since Cole may have been mistaken about what had occurred. Maybe he'll assume I'm "breaking up" with him because of another man, even though I haven't felt anything for him since the beginning. Instead of simplifying things, they get more convoluted.

"Tch." was the only reaction I got to what I did. I honestly believe that now is not the time to do what he desires. First and foremost, we are in the midst of a discussion. Second, I'm talking to the person, which leads me to believe that he's only doing this because he can't get accustomed to me being with someone else. When I informed him about Cole, the wind shifted. Don't tell me he just realized he was in love with me after I told him Cole was my boyfriend.

He just shrugged, bit his lip, and masked the grin on his lips. I groaned and proceeded to the front door. Cole hasn't talked to me in a long time, so he could be thinking anything. I opened the door and left Adonis alone.

"Cole," I called back to see if he was still on the other end of the line. I had already covered the phone's mouthpiece since I didn't want him to hear anything when Adonis and I were chatting.

No one spoke on the other line, so I pressed the side button of my phone to light up the screen. I saw the call was still ongoing, so I was surprised that Cole was not answering. I just stared at the screen for a few seconds and consciously nonsense staring at it. I put it back to my ear. No one was speaking, so I was going to end it but he sneezed.

"Hello," I call him again. But no one answers. What is happening to him? Did he hear my conversation earlier with Adonis? "Cole, are you there?" I try to confirm again. I walked back and forth as if I was anxious even though I want to end the call because of waiting.

"Wait, Luna." After I heard that, I heard the sound of the crash and the end call. I looked at my beaming screen and frowned at the sound that happened.

I clutched my forehead and tried to call his phone again. I don't want to be naïve. Maybe something bad happened to him, but I didn't help him even though I heard something strange while I was talking to him on the phone. I dialed his number again but it turned off.

“The number you have dialed is out of coverage area. Please try again later or leave a message.”

That's all I hear on the call even though I've called him a few more times. His phone is already turned off. I have bitten my nails because I didn’t know what to do. Adonis still doesn't come out of my room so I don't want to go in there yet. Seems awkward to get in there after we talked about how he feels for me.

Eventually, I decided to visit Cole in his office. He helped and cared for me when I had a fever. Maybe I won't step on my pride to check what's going on with him. Perhaps, that's a good step so that I don't feel bad about cutting off our connection with each other.

I entered the room and saw Adonis lying and just staring at the ceiling as if he was waiting for something to fall from above him. When he heard the door, I snatched his attention. I noticed him looking at me with my peripheral vision but I just went straight to get a bag. I grabbed the maroon shoulder bag, put on some make-up kit, and got some clothes to wear to take a shower.

"Where are you going?" He sprang to my bed, looked at my hands. I am now looking at him.

I raised an eyebrow at him and pointed outside. I motioned for him to come out but it looked like he had no intention of doing that because he walked over to me. I was not shaken when he stood up. If the reason for him to recognize how he feels for me is Cole, I just won’t accept that. I want him to know what those feelings are as he looks at me. Because a person loves for no reason. Like me, I don’t know how I ever liked him. The only valid reason I do is that he helps me.

"To Cole." When I said that I turned my back on him to go straight to the bathroom. I'll just get dressed in the bathroom because it looks like he has no plans to leave.

But I was about to walk when he pulled my hand so that I could not continue. He moved in front of me then looked at me with his deep eyes. I guess it's true what I'm thinking, that he thought he liked me because he felt he was competing with Cole and he was vying with him because he was the one I was with most often. Can't he just tell me that he likes me?

I removed his hand as he did not speak after he held my hand. I waited for him to open his mouth but he didn’t. I smiled at him and went straight to the bathroom. Arriving there I slapped my face on the sink then sighed as I thought I was coming from a long discussion.

I walked over to the shower and let the cold water run down my body. It was even colder because of the rain. This is the cold that embraces me today, not the cold Adonis treats me. Wendy is no longer here, I keep wondering when they will return. Possibly later when I go down I will meet their angry looks again.

I turned off the shower and wiped myself. All I was wearing was simple black tube cardigan denim shorts. Probably it's good looking for me because I have a shoulder bag. But now it seems like it is tight to me. I felt like I was choking and couldn't breathe. This is the first time I’ve worn revealing that I feel like my stomach is choking. I'll just choose what to wear later so I can change. I don’t seem comfortable wearing it anymore.

I looked at my face first and saw how very pale I looked due to the pain in my stomach from the tube and shorts I was wearing. I turned the doorknob.

But I almost fell over and slipped because of the man who suddenly appeared from behind the door. Because of that, I slapped his arm. I gripped my heart by the sheer force of my heartbeat. I just wasn’t stuck there. I took his arm and bit it too tight. I didn’t remove it until my tooth sank in there.

"Awwwww!" He complained but he just closed his eyes and waited for me to finish when I bit him but when I remove my mouth there was a little blood in his arm.

When he stepped back he closed his eyes, turned away from me, and walked away as if crying. Did I do too much to him? Did I do it too harshly? I was surprised, why is he here in front of the bathroom and suddenly appeared. He turned to me as if holding the arm I had injured. About four steps away from us, he turned his back on me.

"S-sorry." I stutter because he might get mad at me and he seems to be upset because of what I did. I stepped closer but he also stepped away from me. I bit the bottom of my lip with guilt.

"Okay."

I was stunned by his answer.