Naomi's mind was muddled as she was enchanted by the captivating smile of the man in front of her.
If it were in the past, a man, who had just known her for a few days, were to treat her in this way, she might have punched him right in the face and thrown him into the sea.
However, at the moment...
Before she could react, Nelson's lips had already covered hers. She felt a faint scent of mint coming from his breath, shaking her body to its core.
She was dazzled by his charm as he took away her first kiss.
A tremendous cheer came from the crowd around them but Naomi felt that they seemed to be the only two people left in the world.
They could only feel each other's heartbeats and breathing.
Naomi still failed to come to her senses after the round ended.
Nelson said with a smile, "We won!"
Naomi was stunned and turned to look at Nelson. When she caught the teasing expression in his eyes, she blushed and turned away.
The organizer of the event handed the tickets over to them since they had won.
"You two work together well, and it's clear that you had a special affinity with each other. May you be blessed with happiness!"
Naomi wanted to say something, but the organizer of the event had already left.
In the end, she swallowed back her words.
Nelson stretched out his hand to hold Naomi's hand while saying, "Let's go! Didn't you say you wanted to go and see the building?"
She retracted her hand for a moment before it was once again held by him.
This time, he asked solemnly, "Miss George, can I call you Naomi?"
Naomi froze briefly, her heart starting to beat faster. She felt that Nelson had something important to say to her.
She pursed her lips.
Then, she agreed, "Go ahead!"
"I..." Nelson paused for a moment before he continued, "I realized that I've fallen in love with you!"
Hearing that, Naomi's heart thumped even harder.
Originally, she wanted to say, "Isn't it too fast for us?" She also wanted to say, "I'm conflicted about our relationship." Most importantly, she wanted to ask, "What do you like about me?"
However, eventually, all she did was murmur a short question.
She asked, "Why me?"
Ever since she was a child, she had been learning the ways to protect herself through self defense and how to take care of her mother and her family. However, she had never learned how to be in a relationship.
When she had still been in school, the boys in her class had always thought that she was overly bossy and aloof, hence they were reluctant to chat or play with her. Meanwhile, the girls in her class were dainty and different from her.
She had never thought that someone would like her.
This person had also successfully made her heart skip a beat.
"Because..." Nelson paused before continuing, "I don't really have a reason why. I just like the feeling of being with you, and I like your strong-willed personality. When I see you get hurt, I really want to protect you! Let me protect you, alright?"
Naomi pursed her lips and replied, "I haven't thought about being in a relationship for the time being though!"
Nelson was dumbstruck for a moment before he laughed.
"It's okay, I can wait for you! Take your time for I am not in a hurry."
The two of them went silent again and there was a moment of awkwardness.
In the end, it was Nelson who continued to say, "Didn't we say we were going to see the mysterious building? Let's go!"
The two of them climbed the mountain for some distance before finally reaching the place.
From the looks of it, this place used to be the residence of a wealthy family. However, it seemed old and dilapidated due to many years of disrepair.
Although it had been renovated once by the owner of this resort, their funds were limited. The renovation had simply been done to strengthen some of the parts that were about to crumble down.
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