Since the appearance of Andrew, no matter what happened to her, he would always come to her side. Last time, when she was in danger, he saved her in time, and this time again.
If a person always appeared when you were in danger, it would be difficult for you not to fall in love with someone. Perhaps Noble and Ellison were right. In order to protect his woman, he must first become strong and independent.
Looking at the sleeping Lily, who was holding his hand, Eric was a little angry. He wanted to draw his hand back, but he was afraid to wake her up.
All of a sudden, Lily's breath became short. She frowned and her face turned red. "Um… Let, let me go... "
"Girl." Seeing this, a tinge of panic flashed across Eric's face. He reached out his hand and patted her face, but he didn't dare to slap too hard for fear of hurting her. "Wake up, my girl."
"Let, let go of me, help..." Maybe she was still tangling with the dream, Lily seemed to struggle. Her voice was so weak in the dream that even her forehead was sweating.
"Girl, wake up." Eric was so anxious that he kept slapping her in the face. "Girl, Lily..."
"Lily! Lily! Wake up!" He called her name, patted her face, and finally shook her shoulder a few times before he rescued her from the nightmare.
Lily opened her eyes mistily. Everything in front of her was unclear. She was still breathing hard and her face was reddish.
"You finally wake up." Seeing that she had woken up, Eric heaved a sigh of relief.
Lily blinked her eyes and adjusted her breath. It took her a while to realize where she was when she saw clearly everything in front of her.
Somehow she wanted to cry.
Because she saw the concern on Eric's face and the worry in his black eyes.
She felt a lump in her throat and her eyes turned red in an instant. Lily acted in a spoiled way towards a man for the first time since rebirth. She stretched out her hands to Eric.
Eric was stunned. He didn't understand what she meant by that.
Seeing him stand still, Lily said with a nasal voice, "Hug."
He didn't stretch out his hand. Instead, he frowned and said in a low voice, "Look at me carefully. Who am I?"
"Eric, hold me in your arms..." Lily could not help but burst into tears, which seeped down the corners of her eyes into the pillow towel and disappeared.
The word "girl" was ringing in her ears when she was having the nightmare just now. It was not like how her grandpa called her, but with a complex emotion in it. She knew that was Eric.
"Girl..." Eric still wanted to say something, but before he said, Lily suddenly held him in her arms.
"Eric," She put her hands around his neck tightly and buried her head in his neck. "I know you are Eric, and I can't live without you."
She didn't say it on the whim, but since rebirth, no matter what happened, he will always appeared next to her. When she was weak, he saw it, and when she was strong, he saw it. Others said she was bad, but he silently helped her behind her.
Her words were like a pebble thrown into a lake, causing waves in Eric's heart, which made him a little breathless. His hands unconsciously covered her waist.
"I can't hold it anymore." Lily said in a muffled voice. "I know I can't live a peaceful life all my life. But these things happened in succession. I really can't stand it..."
She sobbed, "I went to see a client today to increase my horizons, but… I didn't expect that something like this would happen to me. Why are there so many men out there who try to rape me?"
Hearing her cry and complaint, Eric felt distressed. His hand around her waist tightened unconsciously. "It's all right. I'm here."
"I… I don't want to live such a life. I really don't."
"I know."
Eric sighed. He gently patted the back of the woman in his arms, but his eyes were looking outside the French window, with a long distance.
"I'm so tired..." Lily stopped sobbing. With exhaustion in her tone, she gradually calmed down.
Her hands around his neck had been loosened, and her body had become soft, but she did not get rid of his arms. She leaned weakly against the chest of Eric, with her hands holding his waist.
Withdrawing his sight, Eric looked at her and reached out his hand to touch it gently. "Have a good sleep if you feel tired."
Lily shook her head, "I'm afraid of nightmares."
"This will never happen again." Although his tone was a little soft, his eyes were firm.
After hearing that, Lily didn't say anything. There was a lot of things that she wanted to do and it was hard to say whether she would encounter such a thing again. However, at this moment, her heart was very calm, because she had Eric by her side.
"Eric," She called him in a soft voice.
"What?" Eric stopped and looked down at her.
"Stay with me from now on, okay?"
"Okay."
When she asked, he answered it quickly without thinking.
"Thank you."
"You don't need to say that. I'll be with you whenever you want."
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