No cars were missing from the front yard of the residence, which meant Colin was still there.
Everybody was looking for him. They had gone through every possible place. Since he had the intention to disappear, he definitely would not choose an ordinary place to hide. Cynthia did not take the elevator. She ran upstairs instead. She came to Colin’s room, which was always tightly shut, and tried turning the doorknob. It was locked.
She had gone to the study, the bar, the drawing room, and the open–air theater. Still, there was no sign of Colin.
The Jenkins residence was huge. It would take half a day to go through every single room.
Cynthia looked at the time and wracked her brain, thinking of the places Colin would possibly be in
Suddenly, a thought popped up, and she thought of Loid’s study.
In the first two years Cynthia joined the Jenkins family, she was told that she could be late to dinner, but she absolutely could not interrupt the time the Jenkins father and son spent in the study
Cynthia had never entered the study before. The cleaning was done by a designated person as well. Nobody else had gone into the study before.
Once Cynthia arrived at the door, she tried turning the doorkneb. Sure enough, it was not locked.
She adjusted her breathing and mentally prepared herself once again before she opened the door.
It was dark in the study before she could get used to the environment, a hand reached out from the side and pulled her in.
he was shocked. Then, she saw Colin’s extremely handsome face before her eyes.
‘Looking for me?” he asked.
cynthiar’s back was pressed against the door. There was nowhere else for her to go. Seeing that Colin was leaning closer toward her, she quickly put her hands on his chest to stop
time for dinner. Everybody is waiting for you,” she said.
Colin’s eyebrows were tightly furrowed, and he put his fingeron her lips. “You’re surprisingly considerate to Brian. You don’t even care if he’s going to get manied and have child” He clicked his tonger.
cynthia moved her tensed body away from Colin. She did her best to remain calm and said, “Everybody is here to congratulate Brian. Since they’re all here, it’s better not to spoil
their hun.”
“Who are you to tell me what to do?” Colin asked
“Emnet” Cynthia knew she was not qualified. “I’m just stating a fact.”
Colebamed his head. “You should know that I won’t go, no matter how long they wait.”
He looked like he was simply there to spoil the fun.
Cynthia desperately wanted to send him away. However, Colin had more right than her to stay.
At that point, Cynthia knew he would only mock her and roll his eyes at her even more it she were to continue talking to him.
“I got it,” she said.
The blackout curtains in the study were tightly closed. Both of them were standing very close to each other, so they could not see each other’s expression properly. They could only tell the emotions from each other’s tone.
“You’re just going to give up like that? Colin asked
Cynthia replied, “Mm–hmm. There’s no point in forcing something to happen.”
Since Colin’s arm was pressed against the door, Cynthia had no way to open it “Please move over,” she requested
Colin’s strong arm did not budge at all. “Beg me, and I might,” he said.
Cynthia had a rough idea of how everything was an amusement for Colin. She did not wish to continue entertaining him, so she said, “Excuse me, please.”
“You came to me yourself, yet you’re just going to leave?” Colin asked
Cynthia was very sensitive toward the first half of the sentence. Some images that were not suitable for children popped up in her head.
She forcefully paled colin’s arm off the door and said, “Since you don’t appreciate my kind gesture, I’m not going to bother you anymore.” Colin was tall, so be surveyed her from head to lor.
Cynthia successfully opened a crack that was enough for her to squeeze through, and then, she closed the door behind her again.
Finally, she was able to breathe properly. However, she could not take a step forward no matter what
The people downstairs were still waiting. If she were to head down alone, Brian might come upstairs himself instead.
She closed her eyes tightly before opening them again, thinking to herself that she could not be so useless.
Allowing Colin to take a dig at her could make him less hostile toward Brian. All this needed to do was to endure it a little more She turned around again and slowly opened the door.
There was only a small spark on the couch in the pitch–blackroom
Cynthia stood at the door, but she was no longer as uneasy as before. “What is it going to take for you to head downstairs?
Colin was also not surprised that she would turn back. His voice was indifferent as he replied, “I don’t like to answer questions,”
“How should I beg you, then Cynthia asked.
“That’s your business.” Colin flicked his cigarette, waiting patiently in the dark
“You’ve come prepared today, haven’t you? Cynthia asked
Colin said nothing.
“Are you planning to ruin the engagement, or are you planning to come home and not leave anymore?” she asked.
Colin turned on the antique table lamp next to him, and the light immediately shone on his face. He turned his gaze slowly. His movements and demeanor seemed slow and calm, but he actually was ready to attack
“Looks like you’re not stupid,” Colin and
Cynthia was still weighing the possibility of the two sliuations.
Colin pot up and led over toward her. He had a faint smile on his face as he said, “but one of that is right
He stood seven feet away from her and Laid, “People who are not smart enough are useful Being blindly loyal is still loyalty.”
Upen saying that, he waited calmly for her to figure it out
Cynthia wasted no time. She immediately started analyzing what he meant. Then, with a brown, she asked, “You want me to work for you?”
