He looked at his daughter, and his eyes turned gloomy. It was because Simona was still small, and he never thought his daughter would get married one day.
He thought that no one deserved her. He wanted to always keep her by his side.
Loredana could barely keep her eyes open. Finally, she didn’t know how she had fallen asleep on the sofa and heard Simona’s voice through the mist of sleep. Their conversation, in short, was full of some weird questions.
She had no idea how long she had slept, only that when she awoke, Simona and Mrs. Leslie were not in the room already.
“Wake up already?” Maxina carried a glass of water and walked towards Loredana.
The air conditioner was switched on in the room, and the room was warm. However, the air in the room was dry, as was her throat. Loredana took over the glass of water and drank some of it. Finally, her throat became more comfortable, “How long did I sleep?”
Maxina looked down to check the time, “Two hours.”
Loredana put down the glass, rubbed her eyes, and sat up. Then, when she thought about Maxina had purposely brought her out, she asked, “You brought me out, was it because you wanted Sampson to show himself? But Sampson is not stupid. He will not show himself easily.”
Maxina sat down on the sofa. He stroked Loredana’ hair, which was tangled when she slept, “Because I
wanted to provoke him.”
It was definitely not an occasional event that Loredana met Sampson in the mall. Only if he always knew her whereabouts, could he show himself up in time and try to carry her off again when she was alone.
Then, that meant he was keeping a close eye on Loredana.
Sampson intently wanted to carry Loredana off because he admired Loredana.
So, Maxina purposefully let Sampson see that he and Loredana were close to enrage him.
This would encourage Sampson to carry her off again quickly.
Would he show up if Loredana was alone at this time?
Loredana could understand Maxina’s intention quickly.
“Do I then have to go out alone to entice him to show up?”
“No.”
Maxina would not let Loredana take this risk. Despite the fact that he was confident of success on the first try, he couldn’t, however, use Loredana as bait.
“I will find another person to replace you…”
“Do you think Sampson is a moron?” Loredana interrupted him, “We’ve known each other for too long.
He knows too much about me. Even if you can find someone who looks like me, you may not be able to fool him also.”
She would be worried if Sampson was not caught. He was a ticking time bomb, and no one knew when he was going to blow out.
She wanted to settle Sampson’s case as soon as possible for the sake of her two children and her own safety.
“Let me do it.” She looked at Maxina very seriously. She was aware of his concerns, but she was willing to put her trust in him, believing that he would be able to protect her.
When Loredana noticed Maxina hesitating, she said purposely, “Are you not confident of yourself?”
Maxina looked at her for a while and said in a low tone, “Don’t incite me. Even if I’m well prepared, there will always be an unpredictable accident. I can’t put you in danger.”
Loredana leaned into his arms, “I believe in you. His presence causes me undue anxiety and fear.”
Maxina leaned back, and his face was hidden in the dark. His expression at this moment couldn’t be clearly seen. Loredana didn’t say anything, just lay on his chest to allow him to digest the situation.
After a good while, he suddenly said, “You sleep for a little longer.”
Loredana slept very little these two days. So, she was sleepy until she fell asleep while sitting just now.
The period that she was asleep just now was short as well. She knew that Maxina had to go out and find Boyce to set things up, so she lay down obediently.
Maxina put the blanket over Loredana, “I’ll be back soon.”
“Okay.” Loredana was no longer sleepy. But in order to let Maxina leave without any worry, she pretended to sleep with her eyes closed.
Maxina left the room after Loredana had slept soundly. But he had no idea that as soon as he left, Loredana, who had been sleeping, opened her eyes. Loredana had been sleepy, but after knowing Maxina’s plan, she was no longer sleepy.
She sat up straight and walked to the window with her body wrapped in the blanket. She could feel the bitingly cold wind outside through the window.
Sough, sough, the tip of the tree was swaying.
“Knock, knock…”
The door to the room was suddenly knocked. Loredana settled her mind and said softly, “Come in.”
The door was swung open. Theresa was standing at the door. She hesitated for a while, unsure of how to begin the conversation.
But she apparently had something to say to Loredana.
Loredana walked towards her, “Come in, quickly. Why are you standing there?”
Theresa was a bit embarrassed. She was not sure if it was true that every newlywed woman experienced this kind of weird feeling.
Loredana poured some water for her and sat down on the sofa opposite to her. She had no experience to share with Theresa.
“My marriage is terrible. I don’t have any relevant experience to share with you. I just want to say that fate brought you together. You have to appreciate one another.”
Theresa lowered her head and hummed in agreement.
“I still want to call you Lola like before.” Armand was a close friend of Maxina and called her Loredana, but she didn’t want to change how she called Loredana with Armand.
She wished that they could be the same as they had been before.
Loredana smiled, “Sure.”
She thought it didn’t matter what she called her because it wasn’t a big deal. It didn’t matter how they called each other as long as they were the same and their friendship didn’t change.
At this moment, Mrs. Leslie brought Samuel and Simona and came in. When she noticed Theresa, her smile broadened, “Theresa is also here.”
Theresa stood up quickly, “Grandma.”
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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