Forbidden Heat novel Chapter 284

“Is something the matter, Miss?” Laura asked.

“No…the cake tastes ok…” I replied before I turned to where I thought she was standing and smiled a little at her.

“Should I continue to serve these for other days as well then?” Laura asked and I could hear the hope and joy in her voice.

“…Yes. Thank you, Laura,” I replied, trying to make my voice sound warm.

In the end, I noticed that Laura never got around to telling me where she got the cake from. However, that didn’t matter anymore…

…

That night, I couldn’t sleep at all and whenever I drifted off into sleep, I would dream. The dream was one that I’ve had countless times before since Reiner left the mansion. I was somewhere that I didn’t know, and the sun was setting. Everything around me was dyed in a warm orange light from the setting sun. In my dream, I would feel like I was desperately searching for him.

Then, I would catch a glimpse of his back but when I followed him, he would get further and further away. No matter what I did or how fast I ran, I couldn’t catch up to him. I called out his name, but he didn’t hear me and not once did he ever turn around. The dream always ended the same way with him finally disappearing from my sight completely. I have lost him.

I wouldn’t call it a straight-out nightmare, but it clearly wasn’t a pleasant dream for me to be having on repeat. As time went by, that dream appeared less and less frequently so it came as a bit of a surprise for me to have that dream now. Perhaps the cake and its familiar taste triggered some more memories that I shared with Reiner and caused me to dream that dream.

Ever since a few days ago, I’ve had a nagging feeling at the back of my mind, but I couldn’t quite figure out what it was that was causing it. Many incidents had me feeling weird and there were instances when I felt like someone was close by and watching me. However, whenever I called out, no one would reply. It all made me think that I was just imagining things and that was what I believed at first but lately, some things are just telling me that perhaps there really was someone there.

On the other hand, it could just be that I’ve spent too long in the hospital with my eyes covered that I was just losing it. Regardless, my curiosity was getting the better of me and the truth was, even if I got it wrong, it wasn’t like I had anything to lose.

However, if by some small chance or some big miracle that I was right, wouldn’t that just change my life…like forever?

I didn’t dare hope that he was back because he most likely wasn’t…but…

Even if it wasn’t him and it was just his ghost, I was still determined to meet him.

…

“Laura,” I said softly, knowing that she was nearby.

“Yes, Miss Natalia,” Laura replied immediately.