Loredana leaned back against the closed door; her palms were sweaty.
She didn’t speak, but stared at him, trying to see his heart clearly. What kind of heart was hidden behind his handsome face?
“Why aren’t you saying anything?” His voice was still bone-chillingly cold.
“I met Maria.” Her hands hanging on her sides clenched into fists, her palms wet and sticky with sweat.
Cormac frowned slightly, “So what?”
Was this why she was suddenly angry?
“She told me something.”
Cormac stayed silent waiting for her next words.
Loredana mustered up all her courage before saying, “She said that you had her raped.”
She stared at him, “Is that true?”
She wanted him to deny and prove that he was not that cruel and heartless.
That he didn’t have anyone rape Maria.
That his heart was not that cold.
But Cormac’s answer made her own heart cold.
“Yes.”
Her ears buzzed and her throat seemed to have a huge lump in it. She couldn’t speak for a long time.
She found her voice after a long time, “Why?”
“Why did you do that? Did you never love her? How could you do this to her?” Loredana couldn’t understand.
She couldn’t accept that he was such a person.
She was used to his goodness. Somewhere deep inside her heart, something broke.
Just because of this man.
She was at a loss because of what he did.
“Are you angry just because of this?” Cormac’s eyes slowly changed from anger to calm as she continued to look at him.
“Is this a trivial matter? Is your heart made out of stone?”
Cormac reached over to sweep away a strand of hair that was on her forehead, but Loredana turned her face away, avoiding his touch.
“Do not touch me.”
“Are you that angry?” Cormac kept his hand stretched in front of her forehead and then gently caressed her nose, “Why are you so angry?”
“I don’t want you to be such a cruel person.” She blurted out the words in her heart.
She only realized how upset she was after saying that.
She couldn’t accept that he was such a person.
Looking at her angry face, Cormac felt extremely attracted to her.
Although she didn’t reject his touch now, she had never opened her heart in front of him like this before.
She had always been reserved.
He stroked her cheek with his fingers, resting on her brow bone. He paused for a long time, his smile growing deeper and deeper, “Why don’t you want me to be cruel?”
Loredana avoided his gaze in panic. Her heart seemed to be swimming in a stormy ocean, unable to calm through the ups and downs.
Why did she hope for him to not be cruel?
Because she seemed to care about him already.
Cormac’s smile remained undiminished and his sharp eyes penetrated through her, “Are you afraid that I will treat you the same way?”
As if by default, Loredana remained silent.
Yes, she was afraid that he was going to treat her with the same cruelty.
“I will never do that to you.” Cormac pulled her into his arms.
Loredana almost instinctively wanted to get away from him, but just as she tried to react, Cormac grabbed her hands and trapped her firmly with just using twenty percent of his strength.
“I will never do that to you!”
“How do I know?” Loredana had never been so out of control in front of him, but she was really scared.
Putting his arm around her waist, he brought her body close to his and let go of her hands. Her fists fell on his chest, she was too agitated and Cormac was afraid that she would hurt him so he held her hands again.
“Let go… Ugh!”
Before she could finish speaking, he held her head and kissed her on her lips. All her words were blocked deep in her throat. His kiss was forceful and domineering, giving her no time to breathe.
The sudden kiss was like a storm that catches people off-guard. His taste was heavy on her tongue.
Her resistance was insignificant in front of his passion.
All of her emotions became lost in his deep kiss.
Gradually, her body softened in his embrace.
He kissed her forehead, eyebrows and then the corners of her eyes, “I don’t know what I like so much about you, but I just like you.”
There was no reason.
If he really had to make one, it was that she had an inexplicable sense of familiarity, which attracted him deeply.
Tears began to fall from her eyes without warning.
Cormac wiped her tears away, “Why are you crying?”
She didn’t know what was wrong with her, but her heart hurt a lot.
When she had heard Armand say that Cormac had slept with Maria, she had felt depressed.
She wasn’t a virgin herself, so she shouldn’t care about who he slept with in the past, but her heart still hurt terribly.
Later she had found out that Cormac had someone rape Maria. This news had shocked her to her core.
Cormac hugged her and gently stroked her back with his hand, “I have a line that not just anyone can touch. Those who touch it without my permission must pay the price.”
Loredana closed her eyes and blurted out all the hesitation and fear in her heart.
She asked bitterly, “What do you like about me? Don’t you think it is too impulsive?”
His eyes were deep and dark, and his lips curl into a slight smile, “I have never been so sure in my entire life. Sometimes, being confused and impulsive is also fun.”
Loredana didn’t know what to do with him. Should she leave? She wondered.
Right now, all the people she cared about were right under his nose. It was too unrealistic to think that she could leave without him noticing.
Her fate had become a disrupted mess since she met him again.
She had never thought about coming back to this place where she had no good memories.
But everything changed because of him.
Was this her fate?
Suddenly the phone in her pocket vibrated. She wiped her tears and took out the phone. It was
Samuel’s call; she picked it up.
“Hello, Samuel!
“Mommy, it’s me, Simona. When will you come back? Is Daddy with you? When will Daddy come back?” Simona’s soft voice came through the phone and Loredana could hear the expectation in her voice.
“Daddy hasn’t come back for a whole day, I miss him.” Simona sat cross-legged on the sofa. She had secretly called Loredana using Samuel’s smart watch when he wasn’t there.
“Mommy, Daddy won’t abandon us, right?”
Loredana held the phone tightly in her hand and looked at Cormac while answering her, “… No.”
She comforted her daughter.
“Really?” Simona could not hide the joy and excitement in her voice, “Mommy, I am so happy. I am not a child without a father, I will also have a father. Mommy, I am really happy. No one will ever say that we are orphans… Simona… who are you calling? No… show me quickly…”
Samuel’s voice came through, followed by some noise and the call was disconnected soon.
Loredana held the phone for a long time. She was hurt by Simona’s words. She had raised them both by herself. There had been a lot of gossip about her unmarried pregnancy and people had called her a slut.
It wasn’t pleasant to hear.
Simona must also have heard someone said it, otherwise she wouldn’t have said that.
Until now, she had thought that she had protected her children very well, but it turned out they had been hurt quite a lot.
Cormac put his arms around her trembling shoulders, “Let’s go back.”
Loredana nodded. For the sake of her daughter, she couldn’t leave him now.
If such a day ever came, then it would be her fate and nothing would be able to stop it.
New Book: Beginning with a Daring Encounter
Celsie was tired of being labeled as an introvert, workaholic, and dull virgin by her friends. Determined to prove them wrong, she made a bet that she would do something daring on her 25th birthday. Now that the day had arrived, it was time to fulfill her promise. On her daring to-do list, there was one task: a one-night stand with someone.
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