Couldn’t Hide the Feelings - Chapter 20

After the ice compress, the wounds on the hands and knees were treated, and the pain was relieved a lot. Ashley’s mood was not so bad anymore.

She has been taken care of in this way since she was a child, so there was nothing wrong with her except that she felt a little close to him.

Ashley looked at him and murmured, “I didn’t ask you to do anything.”

‘Just rub the ointment and wipe my face.

It’s not like it’s hard for him.’

“I suddenly have a sister, and your biological brother has run away.”

Jacob raised his eyelids and stood up straight. “Kiddo, do the math for yourself, how much brother has helped you?”

Ashley paused for a moment and could not help saying, “Then I can help you.”

As if Jacob thought this was interesting, he sat down next to her, turned his head, and smiled, “Well, what are you going to do for me?”

“Just,” only one word came out, then Ashley stopped because she had no idea what she could do to help him. She scratched her head and she could only foolishly change the subject, “Where is my brother?”

Jacob said lazily, “He doesn’t want you anymore.”

Ashley snorted, “I dislike him.”

With that, she remembered what had just happened and began to worry, “Will my brother feel strange that I called him father in front of the teacher, and he also heard the teacher say you are my brother.”

“Mm-hmm.” Jacob said, “He probably guessed that I went to meet your teacher by pretending to be him.”

“…”

Ashley’s scalp became numb. “What should I do?”

“Nothing.” Jacob sighed. “We’re both screwed.”

Ashley was a little nervous when he said that, and said slowly, “No way. I’ll talk to him later, and he won’t tell my parents either. ”

Jacob, “Didn’t you ignore him?”

“It’s not that I don’t want to talk to him, it’s that he always argues with me.”

Speaking of this, Ashley began to be depressed. “He even yelled at me when I fell.”

“You don’t think he cares about you.”

Ashley pursed her lips without nodding or shaking her head.

“What you just said in front of the teacher was very interesting,” Jacob said. “Your brother heard it and had to ask a few more questions. Isn’t that also a matter of concern?”

Ashley mumbled, “Can’t he ask gently?”

Jacob thought it was funny, “It’s hard to force your brother to be gentle.”

“…”

‘It seems to make sense.’

Ashley didn’t know what to say. She looked at him again and quickly bowed her head.

In this quiet atmosphere, Liam, who said to get her a glass of water and had not been seen for a long time, finally came back.

With two bottles of water in his hand, he handed a bottle of normal temperature to Ashley. “Have some water, then we should go to the hospital.”

Ashley didn’t move.

Liam simply squatted down in front of her and raised his hand, “Kid?”

Ashley then took it tardily.

Liam turned to Jacob and asked, “Are you done?”

“Yeap.”

Liam threw him the other bottle of water. “Thanks, dude.”

Jacob leaned against the back of his chair and smiled indifferently.

After a few seconds, Liam turned his back in front of Ashley and said, “Come up.”

Ashley felt that she was still having a cold war with him, so she pretended not to hear him.

Liam looked back and stared at her for a long time before saying, “Your biological brother has a class in the afternoon, so he doesn’t have time to take you to the hospital, so he can only let your biological father do it.”

“…”

“Come on.”

Listening to this, Ashley subconsciously turned her head to look at Jacob.

Jacob also stood up, checked the time on the phone, and casually said, “Don’t you also have a class?”

“You get that wrong.” Without looking up, he said to Ashley, “Come on up.”

There was a hint of impatience in his tone.

Ashley did not dare to be in the mood for too long, fearing that Liam would really leave her alone and could only lie on his back.

Jacob put the hat on her head again.

“Listen to your brother.”

Liam carried Ashley to the exit of the playground.

Both were quiet.

After walking for more than ten meters, Ashley suddenly looked back and looked in the direction of the tent.

Not far from the tent, a little boy fell while running.

Ashley saw Jacob walk quickly over and helped him up.

The distance was not close, and the sun was still strong.

She couldn’t see the expression on his face.

She could only see that he bent down and patted the dust on the boy’s trousers. His temperament was warm and clear as if he were smiling.

He was like a person who can show tenderness from the bottom of his bones.

Ashley felt a little upset.

There was something else she wanted to say to him.

She wanted to ask him if he can stop calling her “kiddo”.

At least she felt that now, she was no longer a child.

But it seemed unnecessary.

Because there were not so many opportunities to meet.

Besides, he seemed to be more than just nice to her.

He seemed to be like this to everyone.

Gentle but distant.

Liam carried Ashley out of the playground and walked silently in the direction of the school gate.

Ashley’s feelings were a little mixed because of the quarrel just now.

She regretted it, but she didn’t want to make up with him.

Liam was silent, and she did not take the initiative to speak.

Ashley unconsciously lost her mind with one hand around his neck and the other with a water bottle.

She remembered that when she was a child, he often went home with her on his back.

‘It seems like a long time ago.’

Ashley remembered what he had just said, and she was angry again.

Liam made a noise at the moment, interrupting her thoughts. “I won’t tell Dad and Mom, they are at work now, and it’s troublesome for them to come back.”

Ashley, “Oh.”

Liam said faintly, “I’ll ask Mom to call your teacher and ask for leave later.”

Ashley was silent for a few seconds and then said Oh again.

Out of the school gate, Liam stopped a taxi and helped Ashley into the car.

He said to the driver, “Go to a nearby hospital,” and then turned to Ashley and said, “Fasten your seat belt.”

When he caught a glimpse of the wounds in the palms of Ashley’s hands, he leaned over and fastened it to her.

Ashley couldn’t help saying, “Why don’t you fasten your seat belt?”

“I don’t like to be strangled.”

Ashley, “Me either.”

Liam had already sat back and said carelessly, “Whatever.”

“…”

The car fell silent again.

After a long time, Liam suddenly threw her a piece of fudge.

It just landed on Ashley’s thigh.

Ashley subconsciously lowered her eyes, silently looked at the fudge, and picked it up.

Her taste was similar to that of Liam, and she liked this brand of fudge very much.

There were nine in it.

She always took five and Liam took four.

Ashley looked at Liam again.

Instead of looking in her direction, he stared out of the window, looking a little tired.

The fudge seemed to be a concession or an apology.

It was hard to say sorry to families.

After a while, Ashley suddenly asked, “Brother, did you just go to buy candy?”

“What are you thinking?” Liam’s eyelids drooped and didn’t even look at her. “I just picked it up.”

Ashley said nothing, lowered her head, opened the wrapping paper, and poured out all the nine fudge inside.

Then she picked up four and leaned over to Liam’s side.

Put the fudge in the palm of his hand.

Liam’s fingers moved. As if he didn’t notice it, he still kept the original action.

After a few seconds, Ashley took two of her five and gave them to him.

In the same way as him.

She was using these two candies to convey her words.

One was saying thank you.

The other one said, “I’m sorry.”

The quarrel between them came and went quickly.

As soon as Ashley was not angry, she no longer kept silent. After holding her words for a long time, she said them all at this moment, “There is something wrong with you. As soon as I met you, you said that I am short, laugh at the clothes I wear, and said that I am not good at the long jump.”

Liam sneered, “You even said I am ugly every day. What did I say?”

“That’s different.”

“Why?”

“It’s true.”

“…”

Liam didn’t bother to talk to her.

Ashley bent over the window, looked out for a long time, and soon shouted, “Brother!”

Liam didn’t answer.

Ashley, “Why are you a volunteer?”

“…”

“Do you want to take part in more activities?”

Ashley thought for a moment, “And then get to know a few more girls, increase the probability of getting a girlfriend?”

Liam was speechless.

“Brother, I don’t think you’d better waste your time.”

“Shut up.”

“You should study hard and earn more money.”

Seeing her speaking endlessly, Liam was so annoyed that he frowned and said, “I just want to be a volunteer. How can you talk so much?”

Ashley drew back her neck and muttered, “I was just curious.”

“I don’t usually see you care so much about me.”

“You either.” Ashley said, “Now that I see you, so I should catch the chance.”

The kid was so excited that she kept saying like a flood.

Ashley exhaled and said in a coping manner, “They are short of people. John is the minister of sports, so he filled in our names. ”

After getting the answer, Ashley finally stopped.

Her lips moved and she wanted to ask him about Jacob. She hesitated for a long time but didn’t ask a word.

After a while.

Liam suddenly uttered the word “daughter”.

Ashley, “…”

But he didn’t seem to be talking to her. He half-closed his eyes and said, “ It is good…”

Ashley looked at him subtly, “What?”

Liam touched his chin and continued to say to himself, “If Jacob is your brother.”

“…”

‘Insane’

The examination showed that Ashley didn’t break her bone, it was just a sprain.

Then Liam sent Ashley home and went back to school after Grace returned home.

As soon as the school sports meeting was over, it was the weekend.

After resting at home for two days, Ashley still didn’t walk very well. But Tim and Grace both had to go to work, so they thought of Liam, who was in his junior year and was totally free.

They told Liam to do what he did before Ashley was in the third grade.

Picking her up from school every day.

Liam was not very happy at first.

But later, Ashley found that Liam seemed to be more unhappy than she was. Every time he came to pick her up, he had a face like thunder, and she began to be happy seeing him like that.

Thursday, after school.

Because Liam was free after five o’clock, Ashley stayed in the classroom to do her homework as usual.

There were still less than half of the students around, cleaning.

Before long, someone suddenly called her “Ashley, someone is looking for you.”

Ashley immediately looked up from the homework pile and was surprised to see Bella standing at the door, which she hadn’t seen for a while.

She blinked, got up, and walked over, “What are you doing here?”

It was only then that Bella noticed her foot, “What’s wrong with your foot?”

“I sprained it.”

“Be careful, girl.” Bella frowned, “Does it hurt?”

Ashley shook her head. “It doesn’t hurt much anymore.”

The two haven’t spoken for a long time, so they felt a little strange at the moment.

Bella scratched her head, and after being quiet for a moment, she hesitated to say, “Ashley, can you accompany me to a place?”

Ashley was stupefied for a moment.

“Well, I have something to do,” Bella shook her arm and acted innocent as before. “Just go with me, please. I can’t go alone.”

“Where are you going?” Ashley said. “I’m still waiting for my brother.”

“What’s your brother doing here?”

“Taking me home.” Ashley said honestly, “Because I hurt my foot.”

Bella said, “I think you can walk.”

Ashley didn’t say anything.

“Let’s go.” Bella shook her hand again. “I’m not taking you some strange places, I’m just bored. Let’s get something to eat nearby. ”

Ashley stared at her for a while before nodding slowly.

“I’ll tell my brother first.”

Ashley returned to her seat and pulled out her cell phone from her schoolbag. She was about to call Liam when he just called.

She picked up the phone, “Brother.”

Liam, “have you come out yet?”

“Not yet.”

“You can come out later.”

Liam said, “I have something to do today. I asked Jacob to pick you up. He didn’t finish the class until 5:30.. You may wait a little longer. “