"Listen to me."
His breathing is a little bit rushing. He squeezed her wrist hard, "Do you think I feel good these days? I
care about you. I just wanted to give you a little punishment. Maybe you think I ignore you, but behind
that is my deep love for you. I didn’t go back to the Ziteng Garden, but I drove my car up to this
mountain every night. I parked the car in the dark. I watched the lights in your room turn off then I left.
On the blackout day, I was just outside the door. I called Yuma and asked her to accompany you. After
you moved back to school, I asked Billie about your situation every day. Did you eat well? Did you
sleep well? Did you scold me? Did you miss me? I was silently paying attention to your every move. I
care about you so much. I’m just suppressing my missing for you, letting the two of us calm down. I just
want to let you know that I will be angry too. I want to make you care more about me. Do you
understand?"
Karin is stunned for a long time then she suddenly cries out, "You bastard, why do you punish me? I
love you so much and care about you so much. I abandon everything for you. In the end, you just want
to punish me? I hate you. I hate you. I don't love you anymore...!"
She breaks free of his restraint forcefully. She punches him with her fist while she is crying. Troy has no
choice but to kiss her. The hot kiss falls into her mouth. Suddenly, the surroundings become quiet.
Karin can't hear anything. She stops punching him and begins to feel powerless.
She breaks free of his hand. After picking up a pillow, she walks to the sofa.
"What are you doing?"
"Sleep."
"The bed hasn't broken yet. Why do you sleep on sofa?" He forcibly takes her back and throws her
onto the bed.
Karin stares at him in annoyance. She roars, "Do you have schizophrenia? Last second, you scolded
me and next second you want to sleep with me!"
"Even if I have schizophrenia, it is also caused by you."
Troy steps forward to hug her, "You’re not allowed to chat with other men when you have a fight with
me in the future."
"You’re unreasonable."
"So do you."
"I'm not as so unreasonable as you."
"That's because you don't care about me as much as I care about you."
She lifts her chin sharply, "Nonsense! I do care about you as much as you do."
"I care about you, so I decided to forgive you now. If you care about me, then forgive me."
"You forgive me?"
Karin is speechless. Who should forgive whom?
"Then you promise me not to leave me alone on this mountain again?"
"Okay."
"What if you break your promise?"
"You can punish me as you want."
After having a nice sex, both of them feel tired and fall into a deep sleep before long.
In the middle of the night, Karin has a nightmare. She wakes up suddenly and pushes the man next to
her.
"What happened?"
Troy opens his eyes slightly and asks suspiciously.
"I had a nightmare."
"What nightmare?"
"I dreamed that you get married to Mia."
He grins helplessly, "How is it possible!"
"But this dream is so realistic. It doesn't look like a dream at all."
"Even if it's not like a dream, it's still a dream. Okay, don't think about it. Sleep."
He hugs her tightly. His broad chest is unusually warm. Karin who has been frightened by the
nightmare gradually calms down.
"Have you found the servant of Mia’s family you’re looking for?"
"Not yet."
Troy sighs, "She knows that someone is looking for her now, so she hides herself well. The last time I
and Mia chased her to the residence she lived, but she hid in the mountains, causing Mia to sprain her
ankle and you ran away with the other man."
"Ah, what are you talking about? Who did I run away with...?"
"Just kidding."
"Then do you have any plans?"
"I have to find out her. But one thing I am more worried about is that she might leave Zurich."
"Well. Don't have too much hope for her. Maybe she doesn't have what you want to know."
Troy pokes her forehead, "If she doesn't know something, does she need to hide so desperately?"
"Oh, right."
"Okay, go to sleep. I have an important meeting to hold tomorrow morning."
"Okay."
She nods lightly. But after closing eyes, she tosses and turns.
It's hard to fall asleep after she wakes up in the middle of the night, not to mention that she has had
such an annoying dream tonight.
Recalling the plot in the dream, she unconsciously tightens her hand on his waist.
‘Only when I fall in love with you do I know the feeling of missing, the sorrow of separation, the torment
of jealousy, and the endless possessiveness. Why does your every move make my heart ups and
downs? Why am I always afraid of the passing of time and cannot stay with you forever?’ Karin thinks
to herself.
In the morning, seeing the two regain their previous affection, Yuma smiled brightly.
After breakfast, Karin says, "Troy, can I take your car to school today?"
"Okay." He nods.
They two get in the car. Troy starts the engine, and drives slowly down the mountain.
The scenery along the way is beautiful. Karin appreciates the scenery and says, "I decided to take your
car in the morning to save energy."
He smiles, "No problem. Sitting in the car with a pretty girl is a pleasing thing."
"By the way, I have something to give you."
Karin takes out a knot from her bag and hangs it on his car.
"What's this?"
"I bought this when I was traveling. It can bless you to be safe, and it can also be put photos in it."
Troy looks at it carefully. He says jokingly, "Oh, who is this?"
She leans over. Covering her face, she chuckles, "Of course it is a pretty girl."
The car suddenly stops. Karin asks suspiciously, "What's the matter?"
Looking along his line of sight, she unexpectedly sees Mia waiting on the side of the road. Karin feels
uneasy.
"You sit here and wait for me. I'll come back as soon as possible."
Troy pushes the car door open and gets out of the car. He walks straight to Mia and stares at her ankle,
saying "Is your foot better?"
"Yeah."
"What are you doing here?"
"I just wanted to tell you that Eira is likely to leave Zurich."
"I know."
"Then what are you going to do?"
"I will arrange for people to stay at every exit port. She can't leave."
"Then shall we go to check her residence tonight?"
Troy thinks about it for a while, then he shakes his head, "No, I will leave the rest things to Robert to
deal with."
Mia is shocked. She glances at Karin, and then she understands everything. She takes a deep breath,
"Okay, that's it. I'll contact you if something happens."
She turns to leave. Troy also returns to the car.
The car continues to move forward, but the scenery along the way is no longer as beautiful as before.
Time slips through her fingers like sand. In addition to going to school every day, Karin stays quietly in
the Ziteng Garden, planting flowers and practicing calligraphy. Unlike Billie who always sighs that time
flies. On the contrary, Karin hopes that time can pass faster, and it is best to jump to a certain day of
two years later. At that time, her dream will come true.
However, she hasn't waited for that day. An unexpected thing happens.
At one day’s night, a rush of ringtones wakes her and Troy up. She turns on the lights. It’s Troy's cell
phone. He frowns and answers the phone, "Mia, what’s up?"
"Troy, hurry up and come to Eira's residence. I caught her, but she refused to tell the truth about that
year."
Troy turns over and sits up. He says sharply, "I’ll be there soon. You can’t let her run away!"
Karin rubs her sleepy eyes and mutters softly, "What’s the matter?"
"Mia has found Eira. I must go there right away. You go to sleep. Don't think too much."
Karin nods and watches him walk out of her sight quickly. But she feels faintly uneasy.
Troy drives to the destination. Mia’s waving at him, "Troy, here, here!"
Eira desperately wants to escape, but she's dragged by Mia. Troy rushes over and grabs her arm. His
sharp eyes sweep across her. She bows her head timidly, and finally gives up the struggle.
"Say. What happened on the ship that year?"
Eira shakes her head, "I don't know. I don't know..."
"Say or not?"
Troy grabs her arm and increases his strength. He deliberately reminds her, "I heard that your son is
also in Zurich. If you don't want something bad to happen to him, you’d better to tell everything you
know."
As soon as he mentions her son, Eira raises her head fiercely. Her teeth are biting her lip, which is
almost bleeding. Then she says, "Okay, I tell you."
"Troy, watch out!!!"
Before the truth comes out, a car rushes towards them at a high speed. The speed is so fast that they
almost have no time to react. Only a loud bang sound, the blood… Everywhere is blood, which lights
up the night...
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