Chapter 27: Chapter 27

CLAIRE WAS SITTING on the bed while resting her back on the headboard. At the same time she’s typing some content on her laptop. She can’t sleep, that's why she decided to do some work.

But she’s having difficulty because her eyeglasses were with Blaire. She just remembered that he took her eyeglasses a while back and she completely forgot about it.

She tried checking it in the library however she did not find anything there. She was not able to see Blaire in the mansion after the incident in the library. And she does not want to ask anyone in the mansion where he is.

Now typing on her laptop makes her eyes chinky because of her poor eyesight. Moments later she heard the door open. She’s certain that it was Blaire, that’s why she pretended to be so focused on what she was doing.

“I think you need this.” Blaire said and handed her glasses.

Claire took her glasses. “Thanks.” She uttered without even looking at him. At least she will feel better now while typing.

She put on her glasses and focused again on what she was doing. But she was also very aware of Blaire’s movement.

She heard him go inside the bathroom and the next thing she heard was the shower. She decided to force herself to sleep. She put her laptop on the bedside table and put her glasses on top of it.

She just found out that they were both sleeping in the same bed! She thought he was sleeping in his office or any other room in the mansion because by the time that she falls asleep, she’s all alone in the bed and by the time she wakes up, no signs of Blaire either.

But she was wrong all along. She can’t even imagine how she looks whenever he comes on the bed.

“And why am I thinking about that?” She asked herself.

She decided to cover her whole body with the comforter the moment she heard the bathroom door open. Her eyes were wide open, anyway Blaire can’t see her under the comforter. She listened carefully to his movement.

Claire was so sure that Blaire stopped on her side. Thinking that he will try to lift the comforter to check on her, she immediately closes her eyes.

But Blaire did not even dare to lift the comforter.

“Stop pretending that you are sleeping, because I know you are not.” Said Blaire’s masculine voice.

Oh! He knew?

She decided to show her face. By that time, Blaire was already on the other side of the bed, shirtless! She swallowed twice and looked away.

“Y-You knew?” She whispered.

“Yes, because when you are in deep sleep, you don’t cover your face with a comforter. Well, that’s what I observed these past few days.” He said casually.

So, he was observing her! Can this get more embarrassing?

“I will sleep now.” She said and tried to face the other side of the bed.

“Are you already sleepy?” He asked.

So she faced him again. Blaire was now lying on the bed facing her. Claire was so glad that the bed was so spacious because if not, she’s afraid Blaire might hear her heart beating so loud.

Why does this man have to be so handsome? She needs to tell him that she is really sleepy to avoid further embarrassment.

“N-Not really.” She’s not sure why she said that but that answer came from her mouth naturally.

Blaire smiled briefly and that made her eyes widened.

“So you know how to smile.” She can help but blurt that out.

“Occasionally perhaps.” He said while his smile faded away. “I was thinking of going to the park tomorrow with you and Zack.” He added.

For a moment she looked at him like suddenly he became a zombie.

“Did I say something wrong?” He asked.

Claire thought that this is just one of those rare moments that she can say that Blaire was nice to her or if it was not too much to say, he is treating her like a real wife.

“So, what are you thinking?” Blaire asked when she did not say a word.

“Y-You.” She whispered.

His lips curved into a smile. “You are thinking of me.” He said, it’s more of a statement than a question.

She made a face as her defense mechanism for blushing in front of him.

Blaire chuckled. Maybe he was in a good mood. She sighed, can he just stay like that, but on second thought, maybe it will be harder for her if Blaire will continue being good like this.

“As I was saying--”

“Yeah, about the park.” She immediately added fearing that he would tease her more.

“Yes, what do you think about it?”

“It’s fine with me. And I think Zack would love it too.” She said honestly.

“Then, it’s our family day tomorrow.” He declared.

Family day, yes, such a nice word to hear. It’s just that she was not his real wife. Suddenly she can’t understand the sadness that she felt because of that fact.

She smiled softly trying to keep the sadness she felt. “Family, that’s nice to hear.” She said and yawned. She suddenly felt so sleepy.

Claire heard Blaire chuckled again. “Now I’m convinced that you are really sleepy.” He said.

“Yeah maybe I am.” She whispered while she couldn't control her eyes from closing. “Good night, Blaire.” She added.

“Good night, Mon Ange.”

She heard Blaire whisper good night and something after that but she was too sleepy to comprehend it.

BLAIRE KEPT staring at the sleeping woman next to him. The bed was so spacious and with the distance that they have now, no one would believe that they were a married couple.

If truth be told, he wants to spend some time with this woman, with his wife.

“Now you are calling her wife.” Said the small voice in his mind.

He used the word family day because that’s the only way Claire won’t think about anything else.

He must admit that there were still times that he doubted her, that maybe this was just another game that she was playing. But there was a part of him that was being revived because of Claire’s recent attitude. He already decided to forget about that part of him a long time ago.

He likes to think that spending some time with her will make it easy for him to know if she is playing another game. But his heart knew better. Recently, there was a part of him that pulls him closely to Claire, just like before. And he hated himself for that.

Just like the book she was reading, many years have passed. She was an enchantress indeed. An intense angry feeling aroused inside of him upon remembering the past.

He set his eyes again on her. She was still sleeping peacefully. His face softened upon seeing her angelic face. He extended his arm and caressed Claire’s angelic face through the knuckles of his hand.

“Mon Ange…”