But was she still qualified? Suddenly she had the feeling that she might not be worthy of him.
Esther was going to leave again.
"Stop! Turn around!” His overbearing words came back, “ Esther, do I allow you to leave?"
He called her name instead of calling her baby. Sadness came over her as she turned around, looked at him, who was frowning with a gloomy face, haggard. He said in an overbearing tone, "Who allows you to check?"
"I was raped!" she spoke suddenly.
"I don't care!" he said in a deep voice.
She was stunned!
He said, "now, give you a chance to atone. Come to my arms, hurry up!"
Being shocked, Esther looked at him in amazement. She couldn’t believe that he didn’t care when she told him that she was raped. How could she not be moved? Why did he move her like this? Why was there such a man in this world? How could she not love him?
After a long silence, they looked at each other. Esther couldn't steady her breathing, tears welling up in her eyes.
"Shouldn't you be in America?" she asked suspiciously.
"So what?" His face was cold, but his eyes were bright. “I said came into my arms!"
Her eyes were red and she asked, "I also said I was raped! Don't you care?"
"I don't care!" he confirmed, looking at her eyes full of firmness.
Tears came out.
"Come here!" he ordered.
As she was told, Esther stepped forward, came to his side, tears blurring the line of sight. “Why? Why don't you care?" she asked.
"Because I love you!" The reason he gave was so good.
"Elijah..." Esther held his neck tightly, tears dripping on his neck.
He said he loved her, which sped up her heart. It was a kind of mood that could not be expressed in words. Why did he confess his love to her at such a time? How could he do that? How could he make her feel guilty and had mixed feelings?
He also held her thin body in his arms, and said overbearingly with a mischievous smile, "Kiss me!"
"Ah..." Esther, who was crying in his arms was surprised.
"Ah, what? Shouldn't you make it up to me? " He rested his head on her shoulder and pressed on her. Thin and small, she was almost overwhelmed by him, so she tried her best to support him and not let herself fall.
Esther struggled to hold him, and asked softly, "What's the matter?"
Resting his head on her shoulder, Elijah put his arms around her slender waist, and murmured, "Why don't you trust me? Can't our love make us trust each other?"
His breath was so close that it made her itch.
Smelling his unique smell, mixed with the smell of tobacco, she suddenly calmed down. Unable to answer anything, she just poked her head out of his arms, reached out to touch his well-defined face, and felt it bit by bit. The familiar feeling of peace of mind swept over Esther's sad face again. It was good to see him.
"Tell me, why don't you trust me?" he asked again, tightening his arm around her.
"I'm sorry!" She could only say these words, stroking his face. Esther said, looking at him with guilt in her eyes, “ I'm sorry.”
He sighed, “Silly girl.” Holding her small face which was stroking his face, Elijah sighed and gently lowered his head and kissed her red lips. He had decided to find the man who pretended to be him.
After a while, they stopped kissing. Elijah gasped and looked at Esther, who was weak and soft in his arms. He was still in anger. That man even dared to touch his woman.
"Elijah, I was not raped!" She finally found a chance to speak.
He looked down at her, with no expression of emotion in his eyes.
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the writing is quite childish, but maybe it's just the translations...