Chapter 7
Category:
Romance
Author:
NightyWords:861Update time:25/05/26 19:17:07
To ensure I wouldn't regret it, I rushed back to his house.
He wasn't at work today.
Dressed in a white T-shirt and gray sweatpants, even his simplest look was stunningly handsome.
I was a bit dazed.
He's thirty-one this year, right?
How does he not look a day older, still so irresistibly handsome?
He was sitting on the sofa, making a phone call.
The voice on the other end was a girl.
I pursed my lips.
Unseen by him, I slipped next to him and sat down.
The girl's voice was sweet, like rock sugar steeped in pear juice.
"So, what kind of flowers do you want this time? I’ll save the freshest bunch for you."
I raised an eyebrow, recognizing she was the florist.
She continued, "Or I can recommend a new type of flower, great for indoors, though it doesn’t quite mean 'I miss you'…"
He interrupted her, his voice unfluctuating,"This time it’s not for indoors; I'm going to the cemetery to see her."
The florist must have realized her mistake, pausing guiltily, stopped mid-sentence
She started, "Sorry, I should have clarified earlier."
"It’s fine. So, I will prepare some flowers suitable for a tribute. Do you prefer chrysanthemums or lilies? Or…
"No need, just wrap up some jasmine for me."
I caressed his cheek.
After sitting with him for a while, I walked back to the curtain to compose myself.
I whistled at him flirtatiously, "Handsome, are you home alone?"
He tilted his head to look at me, a lazy smile curling at his lips.
"Yeah, but my wife will be back soon, beauty, we need to finish up quickly."
I fiddled with my collar, sliding it down, teasing him playfully.
"We better hurry then, you wouldn’t want your wife to find out, right?"
He closed his eyes, a smile lingering on his lips.
"Sophie, stop teasing me."
I sat back down on the sofa.
"You’re going to the cemetery tomorrow, right?"
He hummed long, "Maybe."
"What do you mean maybe? it's essential!" I insisted.
He leaned casually against the sofa, head tilted back.
His nose was perfectly sculpted, his profile impeccable, his Adam’s apple bobbed as he lazily assured me:
"Yeah, definitely."
That's better.
Eyes closed, unwilling to look at me.
"..." I called his name.
"Mmm," he responded.
"Do you love me?"
He blurted out, "I don't."
I fell silent.
"Sophie," his voice was deep and magnetic.
"Hmm?"
His eyes remained closed, his eyelashes slightly damp.
His lips trembled:
"You can ask a few more times."