When Ian was about to approach them, Lucy walked u p to him and stood in front of him.
"Mr.Saldana, I only wish to remind you that if you don’t have feelings for Elaine, please don’t waste her
time."
Ian glanced at her and looked at Elaine, leaning against the back of the car's rear seat.
"I know that."
Lucy turned sideways.
Ian walked to the car, carried Elaine out of the car, turned his head around, and said to them, "Sorry to
have bothered you."
He then carried Elaine to his car.
Lucy looked at his back as they left worriedly, and Hector wrapped his arm around her shoulders.
"Don’t worry.This is their issue.I believe they'll] be able to solve it by themselves."
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Ian carried Elaine into the bedroom, laid her flat on the bed, supported the back of her head with his
palm, and placed her head on a pillow.
Elaine frowned.She then opened her eyes slowly when he was taking off her shoes for her and sawa
silhouette vaguely.Her vision went from blurry to clear under the dazzling light.
"I-Ian?" He responded with a light hum, pulled the blanket up t o cover her, and placed his palm on her
flushed cheek.
"Do you feel uncomfortable?"
"Yes..."
She wanted to vomit but could not do so.
He sat on the edge of the bed and chuckled softly.
"Then why did you drink so much?"
She seemed to be staring at him, but her gaze looked dazed.
"I was not in a good mood."
Ian stared at her and said nothing.
"I met Mrs.Boucher today.She said you don’t hate m e and told me about you."
Elaine’s eyelids were struggling to stay open, but she wanted to talk.
Ian pursed his lips tightly and remained silent from beginning to the end.
"I’m sorry, I might’ve overstepped.A-Are you angry?"
He bulged his cheeks, held the back of her hand, and asserted softly, "Nope."
"Really?"
"Yeah, for real."
"Great."
She forced a smile before her eyes closed slowly.She fell asleep almost immediately and started
snoring a little.
Ian’s gaze was fixed on her face and did not shift away from it, and the hand that was holding the back
of her hand tightened slightly.
The next morning, when Elaine woke up with a splitting headache, she rubbed her forehead and sat u
p abruptly when she completely opened her eyes.She remembered that she had gotten in Lucy’s car
last night.
‘So, why am I in Ian’s bedroom in the blink of an eye?’ Lifting the blanket, she was relieved to see that
her clothes were still neat.
‘Thank God I didn’t do anything stupid after getting drunk"
It was not that she did not trust Ian.It was that she did not trust herself.
She walked out of the bedroom and soon smelled the aroma of bacon.She then walked toward the
kitchen and saw Ian standing in the kitchen cooking some bacon for breakfast.
Hearing footsteps coming from behind, Ian turned backward.
"You've woken up? Go and freshen yourself up first.There’s some tea on the table."
Elaine was shocked, and her gaze landed on the dining table.
There was indeed a pot of tea, which had just been brewed.She pursed her lips.
"But I don’t have any toiletries here."
"I’ve prepared them for you."
She was astonished again.
‘He didn’t prepare anything for me when I was staying overnight last time.But he actually prepared
them for me this time around?’ Seeing that she was stunned in place, Ian turned the stove down and
walked toward her.
"Do you feel uncomfortable?"
"No—"
She stepped back subconsciously, but her heel hit the foot of the chair, and she lost her balance.
Ian quickly wrapped his arm around her waist, propped the other arm against the table, stabilized their
center of gravity, and supported her.
Elaine fell into his arms, and her breathing stopped for a moment as her palms were pressed against
his warm chest.She then gently clenched them into fists.
Ian looked down at her and took in all the bewildered and anxious expressions on her face.
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