A Miracle Fault novel Chapter 20

Emmeline actually still stayed awake. But she still felt bad. Though it was her own choice and she would still insist no matter how hard it was, she felt quite aggrieved because of the humiliation today.

"What? You felt upset because I didn't kiss you? You are going to starve yourself because of that?" Stefan stared at the only thing exposed out of the quilt—her hairs, looking sullen.

When hearing that, Emmeline was rendered madder. She lifted the quilt and sat up straight to glare at him, "Stefan Byrne! Please pay me respect! I am here to take care of you instead of being humiliated! Nobody wants your kiss!"

Tears surged up in her eyes. She had been here for more than twenty days. But it was her first time to shout at him.

Stefan even smiled when seeing that, "Respect? What? I didn't pay you respect because I didn't kiss you? Since you don't care about my kiss, why do you starve yourself?"

Stefan even lit up a cigarette in her bedroom.

"I am not hungry! Besides, Stefan Byrne, don't smoke for the sake of your legs!"

Stefan was still wearing a wry smile while looking at her, who was sitting on the bed, "Are you caring about me?"

Madison pushed the door opened and served her warm food, "Mrs. Stefan, please take some food. I have got you some warm food."

Emmeline kept her head down, "No, thanks. I am not hungry."

"But…"

"Just put it here." Stefan said.

"Yes, sir." Then Madison left after putting down the food.

Emmeline still stared at the quilt with her head down. But she noticed out of the corner of her eyes that Stefan approached with his wheelchair while holding the food.

"Take it."

Emmeline glared at him, "Just put it down! I can eat myself!"

Stefan handed the food to her, having no intention to put it down unless she took it with her own hands.

"Are you going to eat yourself? Or do you want me to feed you?"

Emmeline immediately took the food and started to eat it while he was about to lose temper.

When seeing that she finished half of the food, Stefan went out of the bedroom. Then he returned to his room and closed the door.

He stood up from the wheelchair and walked to the bathroom. He looked at himself in the mirror.

He had no idea what was going on with himself. He was so incredibly patient to her.

Though he knew that she was Frank's girlfriend and he himself was a neat freak, he actually hugged her and almost kissed her.

Though he did it on purpose so as to humiliate her, he still had an urge to kiss her at that moment.

He was even wondering if he was out of mind. Perhaps it was because he was driven by desire as he had been abstinent for years. However, he still thought it impossible to be aroused by Frank's woman.

He turned on the shower head and stripped himself off. He walked beneath it and let the warm water flush his body from head to toe.

After finishing dinner, Emmeline put away the empty plate in the kitchen. Then she went to Stefan's bedroom to see if he had gone to bed. She still planned to massage his legs before sleep.

She learned from the book that massage before sleep would be conducive to his rehabilitation. When she was about to push the door of his bedroom, she flinched back as it was late. So she returned to her own room and lay on the bed.

She turned on her phone, which had been powered off for these days. Suddenly, she got hundreds of message notices, most of which were sent by Antonio, Agnes and Lena. Besides, there were two of them sent by her father and also a call from Anayah.

'Huh? Why are you calling me? You should be quite happy for getting rid of me, right?'

Suddenly, she noticed that there were 70 missed calls from Antonio, which stung her heart instantly.

For the past few years, Antonio shone like sunlight in her heart and brought warmth to her miserable life. Though she herself had no idea whom he meant to her, she deemed him her own brother and also her bosom friend.

She had planned to formally be his girlfriend after she graduated. However, she still chose to give up her love for him for the sake of her father.

She clicked on Twitter. Then she saw his haggard-looking face from his tweet, which sent her feeling worse.

The content of his tweet was just a simple selfie of him coupled with words, 'Emmeline, I believe you! Please wait for me!'

Tears surged up in her eyes. He still believed her and he wanted her to wait for him. She powered off her phone and tossed and turned in bed. She didn't fall asleep until the middle of the night.

She was woken up by Madison the next morning, "Mrs. Stefan, Master Stefan told you to give him a massage."

Emmeline immediately got up, "Okay, I will be right there."

After washing up, she went into the study. Stefan was wearing a black suit today. He sat on the wheelchair while holding a piece of contract, looking idle.

He was talking to someone else through the phone. Emmeline walked over and made tea for him. Then she lit up an aroma candle.

Seeing that he finished the call, she walked over to push his wheelchair, "I have a new rehabilitation plan for you. Do you have anything else to do today?"

"Yes." Stefan didn't look at her. He approached the desk himself on the wheelchair and signed the contract. Then he turned around to look at her.

"What plan?" he rested his arms on the armrests, looking emotionless as usual while waiting for her reply.

Emmeline turned around and took out a blanket from the closet. Then she placed it on the balcony.

The balcony on the study was as huge as a room.

After laying the blanket, she pushed him over, "Come on, just lie down."

Stefan did as she told. He would like to see what kind of new plan she was talking about. And he was also trying to figure out how patient she would be.

However, he even noticed himself that he actually turned to be more patient than her. Besides, he was even willing to get along with her though he still remained a bit repellent to her as she was the girlfriend of Frank.

When Stefan lay on the blanket, Emmeline took out a little wooden hammer again from the drawer.

Then she took off his socks.

Stefan was waiting for her disposal.

Emmeline hit her legs with the hammer first. And it happened to strike his nerve, which get him to shiver instantly.

Stefan tried hard to keep silent. Emmeline sat beside his legs. Then she hit the sole of his feet with the hammer.

"Can you feel it?" she stared at his face with her blue eyes.

"No." Stefan remained emotionless.

Emmeline put down the hammer and grabbed his feet. Then she pressed on them hard with her thumbs.

Stefan was suddenly stunned as he felt great itch down his feet. Then he raised his head and noticed that she was still staring at him attentively.

He tried hard to tolerate. But he still started to sweat all over because of the itchy feelings down his feet.