Anthea pounced on him, hot-headed, as if she had summoned up all her courage.
Even a tall and strong man like him was also lurched forward by the impact.
In Adam's lowered eyes, he saw two bare feet on the floor. She ran so fast that she didn't even wear shoes. Her skin was white and her toes were like pearls.
His waist was tightly wrapped by her fair hands.
It was like a vine had wrapped itself around his entire heart.
A soft warmth spread from his back, and Adam seemed to be shocked.
As Anthea saw that he did not immediately push her away, she was encouraged, which made her hold him tighter, and her small face was attached to his sturdy shoulders and broad back.
She was so young that she was not so shrewd as to play hard to get. She wanted to confess her feelings to him.
Anthea took a deep breath.
Her voice was soft and dreamy.
"I like you!"
She spatted out these words as if she had found a breakthrough. Anthea was no longer timid and no longer hid her feelings. She said all the words in her heart, "I really like you!"
The muscles in Adam's body became stiff. He folded his palm and asked in a deep voice, "Do you know what you are saying?"
"I know!" Anthea looked up at the outline of his profile. "I said I liked you! You are the first man I have ever liked. I know it's wrong, but I can't control my feelings! Uncle Adam, I like you..."
The voice of a young girl expressing her love was so pure.
Adam felt that the fire in his heart was set on again.
But "Uncle Adam" was like a splash of cold water, pouring on his head.
It gave him a quiver and put out the fire in his heart. There was no longer any heat left. The only thing left was pain.
Adam said in a low voice, "Are you done?"
He forcefully pushed away her hands that were wrapped around his waist.
Just like when they were in front of the hospital bed, no matter how hard Anthea tried, she was still left behind by him. She staggered back, and some
distance between them appeared.
Adam turned around and looked at her calmly.
The light in the ward was dim. His dark eyes were like black gems with all his emotions hid behind.
Anthea couldn't see through his mind or guess what he was thinking.
She bit her lips, "Uncle Adam..."
"I would only treat it as a junior's messing around. I won't take it to heart. Don't do this again." Adam said.
His tone was even gentle, like that of a senior who was educating his junior.
And she was like a naughty child who had made a mistake.
"I'm not messing around. I'm serious!" Anthea gritted her teeth and felt sore in her heart.
"Don't you have any feelings for me? You saved me more than once. After the appendix operation, you stayed with me all night. You rushed over as soon as you knew I was in danger. Before I fainted, you were holding me so tight and told me not to be afraid..."
"That's just the concern for a junior." Adam explained like it was nothing important.
Anthea was unwilling to give up, "Can't you accept me?"
Adam kept a straight face, or in other words, he kept a poker face.
Comments
The readers' comments on the novel: Purchased A Mr. Right
Hate deception and Abby and Dylan take the cake ,ugh...
NO!!! Tina belongs with Wilson…. Let Dylan and Abby get together...
Wow, once again the villain messes up the true love, Abby needs to go back abroad. And Tina’s true identity as the daughter of Bill Ambrey needs to be exposed! Then the families can “convenience marry” !! Abby is a witch....
Too bad Wilson can’t figure out that his and Tina’s ex’s and his cousin Desmond are conniving creeps!...
Anthea is so stupid, lying and leaving the man who loves her more than life itself. 🤬...
She deserves to be unhappy, being with someone she doesn’t love because of resentment for the exact thing she is doing, hopefully she ends up with no one. Calvin is a wimp and doesn’t love her, just wants a wife to please his family....
So the same basic story as Simon and Addy but stupid Emily is going to marry him! What a hypocrite! Ugh...
Emily gets more stupid every chapter, when did she pickup Calvin as a fiancé!!?? This story line is awful….very sad to do to Simon what she “thought” he had done but didn’t. She is truly a dumb woman. Simon never loved or really even cared for Addy….what the hell is she doing with someone she doesn’t even know or like/love. Awful 😢...
Emily is a fool, don’t let go of the man who truly loves you. Let go of the past, of which he did nothing but help someone who saved his life, and be happy with him… he is your soulmate....
Nothing like cutting off your nose to spite your face Emily. Just stupid! Ugh 😩...