No One But You novel Chapter 55

"I told you so, but you didn’t believe me." He rubbed his rough palm against my forehead, and I pulled his hand down to see there was calluses, some new and blistered. "How did that happen?"

"I opened the the iron window of the toolshed."

As I looked at him, I couldn't imagine how Calvin, standing out in front of everyone who was scared to hear his name, could be locked away in the toolshed by his family.

He could see my doubts, and gave me a faint smile, “In my family, we seem to be born with a gold spoon, since we enjoyed the glory and good life the family brings us, we should have to sacrifice. For them, I just need to marry a woman who I don’t love. In my family, every one of us including my father, uncle, my brothers and sisters are living such a life, but I don't want it."

I seemed to be watching a Hong Kong and Taiwan family ethics TV series in the 1970s, but I did not expect that now was a new society, unexpectedly some large families were still arranged marriages.

"For a family like ours, anything can serve as a springboard for profits. The best businessmen are those who don't miss a single detail. "He looked at me and smiled, with his coarse palm stroking my cheek. "Fairy Dixon had been to see you, so your pride has been damaged again, hasn't it?"

"Fairy Dixon is a fart." I gritted my teeth.

"Then why did you run away?"

"Have you been looking for me?"

"I managed to get out of there. The first thing I did was not nothing but to find you. I thought you would obediently stay there waiting for me, but when I went in and I only saw Lucy and Sally. They said you left a week ago.” His eyes narrowed slightly, and there was a latent anger and gloom in the pupils.

"At your disposal." I said.

"Good." he said shortly, and taking my hand, he opened the door and walked out.

"Where to?" I was a bit surprised. I thought his punishment might be to carry me to bed and just have me, as he kept nagging at me all day.

But he didn't.

Instead of driving, he took a car downstairs and pulled me into the car.

He said nothing all the way, holding my hand tightly in his.

The car was speeding, outside the window of the night rapid backward, as if a color picture. Although the scenery was constantly changing, the invariable was the person taking pictures.

By the time we got up the hill, I knew where he was taking me.

Calvin’s house was situated on the hillside with picturesque scenery and commanding view of the city.

I turned to look at him. "But you just ran out of there. You don't think your family will be moved by the love we share when they see you taking me in, do you?”

He looked sideways at me. “Do you love me?”

I didn't know how to answer for a moment, besides the strange driver was sitting in front of me, how can I talk love with him?

"And why are you taking me?"

"Or you can see with your own eyes that I will marry Fairy Dixon tomorrow?"

"I don't want that happens."

He looked out of the window and smiled.

Calvin was a brave person, he can face his heart, and he would fight for what he wanted regardless of the consequences.

This bravery both moved me and frightened me.