Chapter 58
Kelly’s cheeks bamed unwittingly.
“Alright. Try to open your eyes “Leon’s husky voice sounded as though he was right next to her ear.
Kelly opened her eyes carefully and saw Leon’s face. He was only standing a few inches from her. The light s shimmered brightly.
softened his chiseled cheekbones, and
gentle eyes
Kelly could hear her heart pounding-
“Are they still hurting?” he asked..
Leon’s voice snapped her back to reality, and she shook her head. “Not anymore.”
They were standing so close that it looked like Leon was trapping her against the kitchen counter. Kelly was nervous, and she couldn’t care less about the dish anymore. All she wanted was to escape from this situation
“I’m going out, then-”
just when she was walking past him, he suddenly grabbed her wrist and shoved her against the counter. Then, he placed his arms on the counter and trapped her. Great, now he had trapped her for real.
Kelly met his dark eyes.
“What’s the matter with you?” His voice was deep and low.
Kelly’s heart skipped a beat. In the past 20 years, her feelings had always been neglected and never satisfied,
However, a breezy question from him showed that he noticed and cared about her feelings. This made her feel that she had emotional support.
For a while, Kelly couldn’t find the words to express herself; her crush on him was one–sided, and she didn’t want to cause him any trouble.
Seeing that she was quiet, Leon continued, “If you’re not telling me, then let me guess. Was it because of the conversation I had with Julian last week?”
Kelly was stunned. He read her expression and smirked, “Looks like I hit the nail on the head.”
Recently, he had been reviewing Ids interactions with Kelly, trying to figure out why she was avoiding him. Afterward, be roughly guessed that it was because she had overheard his conversation with pullan
She was sensitive and felt insecure. It was likely that she avoided him because of what he had said.
Looking at the startled Kelly, Leon said in a gentle tone, “I apologize for that day.”
Kelly shook her head nervously. The last thing she needed was his apology. It wasn’t his fault that he didn’t like her, and he proved to be a responsible man by muanying her.
Sering that she was about to explain herself while shaking her head, he interjected, “Let me finish speaking.”
His voice had the power to silence people, and Kelly stared at him dumbly.
“I must admit that our marriage was a hasty decision. Back then, when I made the decision, there have done it this way, Leon explained.
were many aspects I falled to consider. By right, we shouldn’t
As he spoke, Kelly’s heart sank in that split second, her mind was awash with all kinds of thoughts. Did he regret marrying her? Was he going to bring up a Did it bother him that she was eating too much?
pa divorce?
But there are always acridents in life. I’ve been living a structured life for more than 20 years. Although I didn’t make any big mistake ‘he added.
big mistakes, my life was a little boring,
Kelly stared at him in confusion and couldn’t fathom what he meant.
“I mean… You’re an accident in my life,” he said.
